Quantification of arterial wall inhomogeneity size, distribution, vand modulus contrast using FSI numerical pulse wave propagation

Artery Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 57-65

  Shahmirzadi, Danial ^a,c   Konofagou, Elisa E ^a,b  

^a Department of Biomedical Engineering Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic wall inhomogeneities; FSI simulations; Pulse wave imaging (PWI); Pulse wave velocity (PWV)

Indexed keywords

AORTA WALL; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; CONTRAST; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION STIMULATION; GEOMETRY; IN VIVO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SIMULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY;

EID: 84899644886     PISSN: 18729312     EISSN: 18764401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.artres.2014.01.006     Document Type: Article

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