Carotid geometry effects on blood flow and on risk for vascular disease

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-19

  Nguyen, Kien T ^a   Clark, Christopher D ^a   Chancellor, Thomas J ^a   Papavassiliou, Dimitrios V ^a,b  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid bifurcation; Pulsatile blood flow; Vascular disease risk

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DISEASES; HEALTH RISKS; SHEAR STRESS;

CAROTID BIFURCATION; PULSATILE BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR DISEASE RISKS;

BLOOD;

ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CIRCULATION; DISEASE COURSE; GEOMETRY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHEAR STRESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PULSATILE FLOW; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 37249027296     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.08.012     Document Type: Article

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