Numerical simulation of magnetic resonance angiographies of an anatomically realistic stenotic carotid bifurcation

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 270-283

  Lorthois, Sylvie ^a   Stroud Rossman, Jenn ^b,c   Berger, Stanley ^b   Jou, Liang Der ^d   Saloner, David ^d  

^a IMFT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiography; Bloch equations; Carotid stenoses; Computer simulation; Flow artifacts; Magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

BLOCH EQUATIONS; CAROTID STENOSES; FLOW ARTIFACTS; TIME-OF-FLIGHT (TOF);

ANGIOGRAPHY; BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTEGRATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 17444426362     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-005-1730-1     Document Type: Article

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