Inflow boundary conditions for image-based computational hemodynamics: Impact of idealized versus measured velocity profiles in the human aorta

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 102-109

  Morbiducci, Umberto ^a   Ponzini, Raffaele ^b   Gallo, Diego ^a   Bignardi, Cristina ^a   Rizzo, Giovanna ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b CILEA HPC   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aorta; Boundary conditions; Computational fluid dynamics; Helical flow; Phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging; Subject specific model; Wall shear stress

Indexed keywords

AORTA; HELICAL FLOWS; PHASE CONTRAST MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SUBJECT-SPECIFIC; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

BLOOD VESSELS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FLOW STRUCTURE; HEMODYNAMICS; INLET FLOW; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VELOCITY;

SHEAR FLOW;

ACCURACY; AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHASE CONTRAST MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHEAR FLOW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WAVEFORM;

AORTA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 84871464014     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.10.012     Document Type: Article

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