Finite element modeling of blood flow-induced mechanical forces in the outflow tract of chick embryonic hearts

Computers and Structures

Volumn 85, Issue 11-14, 2007, Pages 727-738

  Liu, Aiping ^a   Rugonyi, Sandra ^a   Pentecost, Jeffrey O ^b   Thornburg, Kent L ^b  

^a Oregon Health and Science University Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical model; Congenital heart disease; Embryology; Embryonic heart; Heart development; Heart outflow tract (OFT); Hemodynamic forces

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL MODEL; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EMBRYOLOGY; EMBRYONIC HEART; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART OUTFLOW TRACT (OFT); HEMODYNAMIC FORCES;

BLOOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW MEASUREMENT; SHEAR STRESS; WALL FLOW;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 34248168513     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2007.01.014     Document Type: Article

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