Physiological significance of helical flow in the arterial system and its potential clinical applications

X Liu, A Sun, Y Fan, X Deng - Annals of biomedical engineering, 2015 - Springer
Helical flow in the human aorta is possibly a typical example of 'form follows function'in the
vascular system. The helical blood flow may provide guaranties for the inner surface of the …

Lagrangian postprocessing of computational hemodynamics

SC Shadden, A Arzani - Annals of biomedical engineering, 2015 - Springer
Recent advances in imaging, modeling, and computing have rapidly expanded our
capabilities to model hemodynamics in the large vessels (heart, arteries, and veins). This …

Mechanistic insight into the physiological relevance of helical blood flow in the human aorta: an in vivo study

U Morbiducci, R Ponzini, G Rizzo, M Cadioli… - … and modeling in …, 2011 - Springer
The hemodynamics within the aorta of five healthy humans were investigated to gain insight
into the complex helical flow patterns that arise from the existence of asymmetries in the …

In Vivo Quantification of Helical Blood Flow in Human Aorta by Time-Resolved Three-Dimensional Cine Phase Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging

U Morbiducci, R Ponzini, G Rizzo, M Cadioli… - Annals of biomedical …, 2009 - Springer
The mechanics of blood flow in arteries plays a key role in the health of individuals. In this
framework, the role played by the presence of helical flow in the human aorta is still not clear …

Helical flow as fluid dynamic signature for atherogenesis risk in aortocoronary bypass. A numeric study

U Morbiducci, R Ponzini, M Grigioni, A Redaelli - Journal of biomechanics, 2007 - Elsevier
The main purpose of the study was to verify if helical flow, widely observed in several
vessels, might be a signature of the blood dynamics of vein graft anastomosis. We …

Impact of patient-specific inflow velocity profile on hemodynamics of the thoracic aorta

P Youssefi, A Gomez, C Arthurs… - Journal of …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) provides a noninvasive method to functionally assess
aortic hemodynamics. The thoracic aorta has an anatomically complex inlet comprising of …

Segment-specific associations between local haemodynamic and imaging markers of early atherosclerosis at the carotid artery: an in vivo human study

D Gallo, PB Bijari, U Morbiducci… - Journal of the …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Low and oscillatory wall shear stress (WSS) has long been hypothesized as a risk factor for
atherosclerosis; however, evidence has been inferred primarily from model and post-mortem …

Outflow conditions for image-based hemodynamic models of the carotid bifurcation: implications for indicators of abnormal flow

U Morbiducci, D Gallo, D Massai, F Consolo… - 2010 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models have become very effective tools for predicting
the flow field within the carotid bifurcation, and for understanding the relationship between …

Inlet conditions for image-based CFD models of the carotid bifurcation: is it reasonable to assume fully developed flow?

KR Moyle, L Antiga, DA Steinman - 2006 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Background: Computational fluid dynamics tools are useful for their ability to model patient
specific data relevant to the genesis and progression of atherosclerosis, but unavailable to …

On the importance of blood rheology for bulk flow in hemodynamic models of the carotid bifurcation

U Morbiducci, D Gallo, D Massai, R Ponzini… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Here we present a study on the impact of assumptions on image-based hemodynamic
simulations of healthy carotid bifurcations. In particular, we evaluate to which extent …