Numerical simulation of flow dynamics in the Brachial-Ulnar-Radial arterial system

Author

Morega, Alexandru Mihail ; Savastru, Cristina ; Morega, Mihaela

Author_Institution

Fac. of Electr. Eng., Univ. Politeh. of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

fYear

2013

fDate

21-23 Nov. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The aim of this study is three fold: (1) to investigate the pulsatile blood flow in the brachial artery and its ulnar and radial tributaries in the attempt to understand aspects related to blood pressure measurements (BPM); (2) to assess the flow-vessel-muscle structural interactions that may occur normally and under occlusive constraints (the radial artery); (3) to investigate the BPM information for different rheological models of blood. Mathematical modeling and numerical simulations are used to solve these objectives.

Keywords

blood pressure measurement; blood vessels; haemorheology; muscle; numerical analysis; physiological models; pulsatile flow; BPM information; blood pressure measurements; brachial-ulnar-radial arterial system; flow dynamics; flow-vessel muscle structural interactions; mathematical modeling; numerical simulation; pulsatile blood flow; radial tributaries; rheological models; Blood; Computational modeling; Design automation; Numerical models; Solid modeling; arterial flow; brachial blood pressure; finite element; rheological models; vessel wall deformation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

E-Health and Bioengineering Conference (EHB), 2013

Conference_Location

Iasi

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-2372-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EHB.2013.6707352

Filename

6707352