Microembolic flow disturbances in the cerebral microvasculature with an arcadal network: A numerical simulation

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 247-255

  Niimi, Hideyuki ^a   Komai, Yutaka ^a   Yamaguchi, Saburo ^a   Seki, Junji ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arcadal network; Cerebral microcirculation; Flow disturbance; Flow induced response; Microembolism

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOLE; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN MICROCIRCULATION; BRAIN TISSUE; CALCULATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLOW RATE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROEMBOLISM; SHEAR STRESS; SIMULATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CATS; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MICROCIRCULATION; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33644797562     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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