Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 140-156 , July 2010

Computational study of pulsatile blood flow in prototype vessel geometries of coronary segments

  • A.K. Chaniotis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, P.O. Box 64033, Zografos 15710, Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • L. Kaiktsis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, P.O. Box 64033, Zografos 15710, Athens, Greece
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  • D. Katritsis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Athens Euroclinic, Athens, Greece
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  • E. Efstathopoulos

      Affiliations

    • Medical and Radiation Physics, 2nd Department of Radiology, Athens University Medical School, Greece
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  • I. Pantos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Athens Euroclinic, Athens, Greece
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  • V. Marmarellis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Received 25 February 2008 ,Revised 26 January 2009 ,Accepted 17 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2009.03.004

Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 140-156 , July 2010

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