Computational simulations of the total cavo-pulmonary connection: Insights in optimizing numerical solutions

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-146

  DeGroff, Curt ^a   Birnbaum, Brian ^a   Shandas, Robin ^a,b   Orlando, Wendy ^a,c   Hertzberg, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

^c 3380 Mitchell Ln Boulder C ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cavo pulmonary connection; Computational simulations; Numerical solutions

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL MODELS; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HYPOPLASTIC VENTRICLES; LESIONS; PALLIATIVE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL CAVO-PULMONARY CONNECTION (TCPC);

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STEADY FLOW; SURGERY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CAVA VEIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; FLOW KINETICS; HEART VALVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; TOTAL CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULMONARY ARTERY; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENAE CAVAE;

EID: 11844253884     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2004.09.012     Document Type: Article

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