MR image-based geometric and hemodynamic investigation of the right coronary artery with dynamic vessel motion

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2606-2620

  Torii, Ryo ^a   Keegan, Jennifer ^b   Wood, Nigel B ^a   Dowsey, Andrew W ^a   Hughes, Alun D ^c   Yang, Guang Zhong ^a   Firmin, David N ^b   Thom, Simon A Mcg ^c   Xu, X Yun ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Coronary artery; Dynamic vessel motion; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CONTOUR MODEL; CARDIAC CYCLES; CARDIAC MOTION; COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERIES; CORONARY ARTERY; DYNAMIC MOTIONS; HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; HUMAN CORONARY ARTERIES; INDUCED MOTIONS; MR IMAGES; NONINVASIVE TOOLS; OSCILLATORY SHEAR INDEX; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SCAN DURATION; SUBJECT-SPECIFIC; TIME POINTS; VASCULAR GEOMETRY; VESSEL MOTIONS; VESSEL RADIUS; WALL SHEAR STRESS; WAVE FORMS;

BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; GEOMETRY; HEMODYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SHEAR STRESS;

HEART;

ADULT; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; HEART; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AORTA; BLOOD VESSELS; CORONARY VESSELS; HEART; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MOTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 77955171320     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-010-0008-4     Document Type: Article

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