Flow dynamics in expansions characterizing abdominal aorta aneurysms

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 351-359

  Ekaterinaris, John A ^a   Ioannou, Christos V ^b   Katsamouris, Asterios N ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE; FLOW RATE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEMODYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SYSTOLE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33745195719     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-006-9031-1     Document Type: Article

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