Patient-specific computational modeling of blood flow in the pulmonary arterial circulation

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 88-101

  Kheyfets, Vitaly O ^a   Rios, Lourdes ^b,c   Smith, Triston ^d   Schroeder, Theodore ^d   Mueller, Jeffrey ^d   Murali, Srinivas ^d   Lasorda, David ^d   Zikos, Anthony ^d   Spotti, Jennifer ^d   Reilly, John J ^e   Finol, Ender A ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at San Antonio   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary conditions; Computational fluid dynamics; Hemodynamics; Pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary vascular resistance; Vessel diameter

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSELS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEMODYNAMICS; SHEAR STRESS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING; HEART CATHETERIZATION; LOCAL VELOCITY PROFILES; OUTFLOW BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE (PVR); PULMONARY VASCULATURE; VESSEL DIAMETER;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION PRESSURE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SHEAR STRESS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; BLOOD FLOW; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PATIENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY ARTERY;

COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; PATIENTS; PULMONARY ARTERY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 84929509411     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: 18727565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2015.04.005     Document Type: Article

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