Can sites prone to flow induced vascular complications in a-v fistulas be assessed using computational fluid dynamics?

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2002-2009

  Niemann, A K ^a   Udesen, J ^b   Thrysoe, S ^a   Nygaard, J V ^c   Frund E T ^d,e   Petersen, S E ^a   Hasenkam, J M ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e GE HEALTHCARE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A v fistula; Computational fluid dynamics; Oscillating shear index; Vascular complications; Wall shear stress

Indexed keywords

CFD SIMULATIONS; FLOW CONDITION; FLOW INDUCED; FLUID FLOW; FUNCTIONAL PROBLEMS; IN-VITRO; LOCAL FLOW CONDITIONS; LOGARITHMIC SCALE; MODEL SURFACE; OSCILLATING SHEAR; OSCILLATING WALLS; OSCILLATORY SHEAR INDEX; STENOSES; ULTRASOUND SCANS; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR COMPLICATIONS; VASCULAR STRUCTURES; VISUAL COMPARISON; VOLUME FLOW; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIALYSIS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; OSCILLATING FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; ULTRASONICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FLUID FLOW; IN VITRO STUDY; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEAR RATE; SHEAR STRESS; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ARTERIES; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; VEINS;

EID: 77954144997     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.02.037     Document Type: Article

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