A heterogeneous approach for modelling blood flow in an arterial segment

Advances in Computational Bioengineering

Volumn 7, Issue , 2003, Pages 69-78

  Di Carlo, A ^a   Nardinocchi, P ^b   Pontrelli, G ^c   Teresi, L ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

ARTERIAL WALL; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIFFERENTIAL MODEL; MULTISCALE MODEL;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM;

EID: 3042523862     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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