Automated mesh generation of an arterial bifurcation based upon in vivo MR images

Author

Lee, Seung ; Piersol, Nicole ; Loth, Francis ; Fischer, Paul ; Leaf, Gary ; Smith, Barry ; Yedevalli, Ramana ; Yardimci, Atif ; Alperin, Noam ; Schwartz, Lewis

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. Eng., Illinois Univ., Chicago, IL, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

719

Abstract

An automated method is described for creating a computational fluid dynamic (CFD) mesh of a blood vessel lumen geometry based on in vivo measurements taken by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Study of the specific geometry and flow conditions in patients with vascular disease may contribute to one´s understanding of the relationship between their hemodynamic environment and conditions that lead to the development and progression of arterial disease

Keywords

blood vessels; computational fluid dynamics; diseases; haemodynamics; medical image processing; mesh generation; physiological models; arterial bifurcation; arterial disease development; arterial disease progression; automated mesh generation; blood vessel lumen geometry; computational fluid dynamic mesh; flow conditions; in vivo MR images; in vivo measurements; magnetic resonance imaging measurements; medical diagnostic imaging; patients with vascular disease; specific geometry; Bifurcation; Biomedical imaging; Blood vessels; Computational fluid dynamics; Computational geometry; Diseases; In vivo; Magnetic resonance; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mesh generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6465-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2000.900848

Filename

900848