Numerical simulation of thrombus aspiration in two realistic models of catheter tips

Artificial Organs

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 301-310

  Pennati, Giancarlo ^a   Balossino, Rossella ^a   Dubini, Gabriele ^a   Migliavacca, Francesco ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiology intervention; Catheter performance; Computational fluid dynamics; Side holes; Thrombus aspiration; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; CARDIOLOGY; CATHETERS; NUMERICAL MODELS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY;

BLOOD CLOTS; CARDIOLOGY INTERVENTION; CATHETER PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE; REALISTIC MODEL; SIDE HOLE; STEADY STATE; STENT IMPLANTATION; THROMBUS ASPIRATION; TWO PHASES FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CATHETER; BLOOD CLOT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW KINETICS; FLOW RATE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; THROMBUS ASPIRATION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 77950915003     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2009.00770.x     Document Type: Article

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