Computational models of vascular mechanics

Computational Modeling in Biomechanics

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 99-170

  Leach, Joseph R ^a,b   Mofrad, Mohammad R K ^a,b   Saloner, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid; Constitutive modeling; Fluid structure interaction; Plaque rupture; Vascular

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955172628     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3575-2_4     Document Type: Chapter

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