Efficiency differences in computational simulations of the total cavo-pulmonary circulation with and without compliant vessel walls

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 220-227

  Orlando, Wendell ^a   Shandas, Robin ^b   DeGroff, Curt ^c  

^a Colorado Research Associates Division ^*  (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavo pulmonary circulation; Circuit efficiencies; Computational fluid dynamics; Fontan procedure

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ELASTIC MODULI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP; SURGERY;

CAVO-PULMONARY CIRCULATION; CIRCUIT EFFICIENCIES; FONTAN PROCEDURE; POWER LOSS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SIMULATION; TOTAL CAVO PULMONARY CONNECTION;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LUNG; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PULMONARY CIRCULATION;

EID: 33646052322     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2005.11.010     Document Type: Article

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