Fluid-dynamics modelling of the human left ventricle with dynamic mesh for normal and myocardial infarction: Preliminary study

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 863-870

  Khalafvand, S S ^a   Ng, E Y K ^a   Zhong, L ^b   Hung, T K ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

CFD; Dynamic mesh; Left ventricle; MRI; Pressure difference; Vortices

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW PATTERNS; CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES; DYNAMIC MESH; HEART DISEASE; LEFT VENTRICLES; LEFT VENTRICULAR; MULTI-BLOCK STRUCTURES; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRESSURE DIFFERENCES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW PATTERNS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VORTEX FLOW;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIASTOLE; HEART; HEART VENTRICLES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 84864148039     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: 18790534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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