Experimental and computational methods in cardiovascular fluid mechanics

CA Taylor, MT Draney - Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech., 2004 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The characterization of blood flow is important for understanding the function of
the cardiovascular system under normal and diseased conditions, designing cardiovascular …

Simulation and validation of arterial ultrasound imaging and blood flow

PR Hoskins - Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 2008 - Elsevier
We reviewed the simulation and validation of arterial ultrasound imaging and blood flow
assessment. The physical process of ultrasound imaging and measurement is complex …

Validated computation of physiologic flow in a realistic coronary artery branch

K Perktold, M Hofer, G Rappitsch, M Loew… - Journal of …, 1997 - Elsevier
The pulsatile flow field in an anatomically realistic model of the bifurcation of the left anterior
descending coronary artery (LAD) and its first diagonal branch (D1) was simulated …

3D MRI-based multicomponent FSI models for atherosclerotic plaques

D Tang, C Yang, J Zheng, PK Woodard… - Annals of biomedical …, 2004 - Springer
Abstract A three-dimensional (3D) MRI-based computational model with multicomponent
plaque structure and fluid–structure interactions (FSI) is introduced to perform mechanical …

Effect of stenosis asymmetry on blood flow and artery compression: a three-dimensional fluid-structure interaction model

D Tang, C Yang, S Kobayashi, J Zheng… - Annals of biomedical …, 2003 - Springer
A nonlinear three-dimensional thick-wall model with fluid-structure interactions is introduced
to simulate blood flow in carotid arteries with an asymmetric stenosis to quantify the effects of …

A negative correlation between human carotid atherosclerotic plaque progression and plaque wall stress: in vivo MRI-based 2D/3D FSI models

D Tang, C Yang, S Mondal, F Liu, G Canton… - Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
It is well accepted that atherosclerosis initiation and progression correlate positively with low
and oscillating flow wall shear stresses (FSS). However, this mechanism cannot explain why …

Hemodynamics in the mouse aortic arch as assessed by MRI, ultrasound, and numerical modeling

A Feintuch, P Ruengsakulrach, A Lin… - American Journal …, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
Mice are widely used to study arterial disease in humans, and the pathogenesis of arterial
diseases is known to be strongly influenced by hemodynamic factors. It is, therefore, of …

A 3-D thin-wall model with fluid–structure interactions for blood flow in carotid arteries with symmetric and asymmetric stenoses

D Tang, C Yang, DN Ku - Computers & structures, 1999 - Elsevier
Severe stenosis may lead to critical flow conditions related to artery collapse, plaque cap
rupture which lead directly to stroke and heart attack. A three-dimensional (3-D) thin-wall …

Steady flow and wall compression in stenotic arteries: a three-dimensional thick-wall model with fluid–wall interactions

D Tang, C Yang, S Kobayashi… - J. Biomech …, 2001 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Severe stenosis may cause critical flow and wall mechanical conditions related to artery
fatigue, artery compression, and plaque rupture, which leads directly to heart attack and …

Image-based modeling for better understanding and assessment of atherosclerotic plaque progression and vulnerability: data, modeling, validation, uncertainty and …

D Tang, RD Kamm, C Yang, J Zheng, G Canton… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Medical imaging and image-based modeling have made considerable progress in recent
years in identifying atherosclerotic plaque morphological and mechanical risk factors which …