DocumentCode
307664
Title
Study of catheter designs for infusion procedures using numerical simulations
Author
Mongrain, Rosaire ; Bertrand, Michel ; Kandarpa, Krishna
Author_Institution
Inst. de Cardiologie de Montreal, Que., Canada
Volume
1
fYear
1995
fDate
20-25 Sep 1995
Firstpage
679
Abstract
The authors propose a numerical model to simulate the main physical processes occurring during catheter injection: blood dynamics is taken into account with the Navier-Stokes equations and the substance dispersion by the flowing blood with the advection diffusion equation. The model reproduces in vitro observations and allows one to evaluate some mixing properties of various catheter designs in different flow conditions
Keywords
Navier-Stokes equations; biodiffusion; biomedical equipment; haemodynamics; patient treatment; physiological models; advection diffusion equation; blood dynamics; catheter designs; catheter injection; flow conditions; flowing blood; in vitro observations; infusion procedures; mixing properties; numerical simulations; physical processes; substance dispersion; Blood; Cardiology; Catheters; Drug delivery; Hospitals; Medical simulation; Navier-Stokes equations; Neoplasms; Numerical simulation; Orifices;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2475-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.575309
Filename
575309
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