Title :
Relationship between calcium content and hemodynamics at arterial bifurcation
Author :
Fukushima, Shuichiro ; Araki, Tsutomu ; Sakaguchi, Yoshiyulu ; Tohno, Yoshiyuki
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Eng. Sci., Osaka Univ., Japan
Abstract :
Calcium content in vascular wall at arterial bifurcation was measured with atomic emission spectrometry, and blood flow in the bifurcation was simulated by computational fluid dynamics. The results suggested hemodynamic factors affect vascular wall calcification.
Keywords :
atomic emission spectroscopy; biochemistry; biomedical measurement; blood vessels; calcium; computational fluid dynamics; haemodynamics; Ca; arterial bifurcation; atomic emission spectrometry; blood flow simulation; calcium content; computational fluid dynamics; hemodynamics; vascular wall calcification; Arteries; Atomic measurements; Bifurcation; Blood flow; Calcium; Computational fluid dynamics; Fluid flow measurement; Hemodynamics; Medical simulation; Stress;
Conference_Titel :
Biophotonics, 2004. APBP 2004. The Second Asian and Pacific Rim Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8676-0
DOI :
10.1109/APBP.2004.1412271
