Computational study of fluid mechanical disturbance induced by endovascular stents

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 444-456

  Seo, Taewon ^a,b   Schachter, Levanto G ^a   Barakat, Abdul I ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b Andong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; CFD; Flow recirculation; Flow separation; Intimal hyperplasia; Intravascular devices; Restenosis

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FLOW RECIRCULATION; FLOW SEPARATION; INTIMAL HYPERPLASIA; INTRAVASCULAR DEVICES; RESTENOSIS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; STEADY FLOW;

BLOOD VESSELS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BLOOD VESSEL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; PULSATILE FLOW; SHEAR STRENGTH; STENT; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PULSATILE FLOW; SHEAR STRENGTH; STENTS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 18244381253     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-005-2499-y     Document Type: Article

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