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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3-4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-2-24
pubmed:abstractText
Flow characteristics are examined in two lateral model aneurysms by means of numerical simulation. The study concentrates on basic flow and stress patterns in a rigid wall and in a distensible wall aneurysm. The numerical solution of the governing Navier-Stokes equations describing incompressible, pulsatile, three-dimensional non-Newtonian flow is accomplished with the use of a finite element method together with a pressure correction technique. The inflow into the aneurysm is seen to arise from the downstream lip of the orifice and to be directed backward to the center. Backflow to the parent vessel takes place along the walls of the aneurysm. The intra-aneurysmal flow is found to be low compared with the flow velocity in the parent vessel, and even stagnation of flow occurs in the dome of the aneurysm. With a distensible wall, the basic flow characteristics are changed during systolic flow. The intra-aneurysmal secondary flow increases significantly. The increase and decrease of the flow velocity at the downstream lip reflect the expansion and contraction of the aneurysm wall where the maximal wall displacement during systolic acceleration is about 6% of the aneurysm diameter.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0006-355X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
287-98
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Hemodynamics in rigid and distensible saccular aneurysms: a numerical study of pulsatile flow characteristics.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Mathematics, Technische Universität Graz, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't