Computer Modeling of Yttrium-90-Microsphere Transport in the Hepatic Arterial Tree to Improve Clinical Outcomes

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 631-637

  Kennedy, Andrew S ^a,b   Kleinstreuer, Clement ^b   Basciano, Christopher A ^c   Dezarn, William A ^a  

^a Wake Radiology Oncology   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

90Y microspheres; Blood flow; Computer modeling; Hepatic artery system; Particle transport

Indexed keywords

A-DENSITY; ARTERIAL TREE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW DYNAMICS; BLOOD FLOW PATTERNS; BRANCHING PATTERNS; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COMPUTER MODELING; COMPUTER MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION MODEL; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN SOFTWARE; FLOW DATA; FLOW DYNAMICS; HEPATIC ARTERIAL SYSTEM; HEPATIC ARTERY; HEPATIC TUMORS; NORMAL TISSUE; OUTLET PRESSURES; PARTICLE TRANSPORT; RADIOEMBOLIZATION; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; VESSEL DIAMETER; VESSEL GEOMETRY; YTTRIUM-90;

BLOOD; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; FLOW PATTERNS; HEMODYNAMICS; INLET FLOW; LIVER; PARTICLE SEPARATORS; RESINS; SOFTWARE DESIGN; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TUMORS; YTTRIUM; YTTRIUM ALLOYS;

MICROSPHERES;

MICROSPHERE; RESIN; YTTRIUM 90;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG TRANSPORT; HEPATIC ARTERY; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER CANCER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE DENSITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MICROSPHERES; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; YTTRIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 73649120614     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.06.069     Document Type: Article

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