Three dimensional numerical assessment of the right ventricular flow using 4D echocardiography boundary data

European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids

Volumn 35, Issue , 2012, Pages 25-30

  Mangual, J O ^a   Domenichini, F ^a   Pedrizzetti, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular fluid dynamics; Right ventricle; Vortex formation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CIRCULATION; BOUNDARY DATA; CARDIAC CHAMBERS; CARDIAC CYCLES; COMPUTATIONAL BOX; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IMAGING; HELICAL FLOWS; HELICITIES; IMMERSED BOUNDARY; IN-VIVO; LEFT HANDED; LEFT VENTRICULAR; MULTI-DIRECTIONAL; RIGHT VENTRICLE; RIGHT VENTRICULAR; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; VORTEX FORMATION; VORTEX PATTERN; VORTEX RINGS; WEAKLY TURBULENT;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; ORIFICES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENT FLOW; VISUALIZATION;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 84861799475     PISSN: 09977546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2012.01.022     Document Type: Article

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