Physics-driven CFD modeling of complex anatomical cardiovascular flows - A TCPC case study

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 284-300

  Pekkan, Kerem ^a   Zélicourt, Diane De ^a   Ge, Liang ^b   Sotiropoulos, Fotis ^b   Frakes, David ^a   Fogel, Mark A ^c   Yoganathan, Ajit P ^a,d  

^a Emory University   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); Digital Particle Image Velocimetry (DPIV); Exact replicate models; Flow instability; Fontan operation; Patient specific; Surgical planning; Total Cavopulmonary Connection (TCPC)

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (DPIV); EXACT REPLICATE MODELS; FLOW INSTABILITY; FONTAN OPERATION; PATIENT SPECIFIC; SURGICAL PLANNING; TOTAL CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION (TCPC);

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; HEMODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL IMAGING;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAVA VEIN; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVALUATION; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY ARTERY; VALIDATION STUDY;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART BYPASS, RIGHT; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULMONARY ARTERY; VENAE CAVAE;

EID: 17444368111     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-005-1731-0     Document Type: Article

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