Title :
Mechanically modelling blood flow through the carotid artery
Author :
Alzamanan, M. ; Mutchler, C. ; Ubba, P. ; Arico, M.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Civil, Environ., & Biomed. Eng., Univ. of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, USA
Abstract :
Through use of a mechanical model of a carotid artery, a method of early detection of carotid artery stenoses is sought. Doppler imaging and ultrasound are used to evaluate properties of blood flow through carotid artery stenoses of various degrees of severity in order to identify risk factors.
Keywords :
Doppler measurement; biomedical ultrasonics; blood vessels; diseases; haemodynamics; physiological models; Doppler imaging; blood flow; carotid artery stenoses detection; mechanical model; ultrasound; Blood; Blood flow; Carotid arteries; Computational modeling; Mathematical model; Navier-Stokes equations;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2014 40th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
DOI :
10.1109/NEBEC.2014.6972710
