Improved prediction of disturbed flow via hemodynamically-inspired geometric variables

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1632-1637

  Bijari, Payam B ^a   Antiga, Luca ^b   Gallo, Diego ^c   Wasserman, Bruce A ^d   Steinman, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Orobix srl   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Area ratio; Atherosclerosis; Geometric risk; Hemodynamics; Tortuosity

Indexed keywords

AREA RATIOS; ARTERIAL FLOW; ARTERIAL GEOMETRY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; CAROTID BIFURCATION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DATA SETS; DISTURBED FLOW; FLOW DIVIDERS; GEOMETRIC VARIABLES; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSIONS; NATURAL HISTORY; ON FLOW; OTHER APPLICATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SHAPE BASED; SHAPE DESCRIPTORS; TORTUOSITY; VASCULAR DISEASE; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISEASES; FLOW SEPARATION; HEMODYNAMICS;

GEOMETRY;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CAROTID ARTERIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861186807     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.03.030     Document Type: Article

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