Flow dynamics in anatomical models of abdominal aortic aneurysms: Computational analysis of pulsatile flow

Acta Cientifica Venezolana

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-49

  Finol, Ender A ^a   Amon, Cristina H ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysms; Computational fluid dynamics; Pulsatile flow

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL WALL; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PULSATILE FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; SIMULATION; VOLUMETRY;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULSATILE FLOW;

EID: 0141813578     PISSN: 00015504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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