Title :
Unidirectional controlled flow due to collapsible vessels in the penis
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Tel Aviv Univ., Israel
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1996
Abstract :
A blood vessel exposed to external pressure was modeled using analytical expressions describing pressure-flow and pressure-area relations of the vessel. These expressions describe a behavior of a unidirectional leaky valve. The vessel model was used to represent arteries and veins in the penis. Combined with a compliant chamber representing the corpus cavernosum, the model demonstrates the valve action of the partially collapsed vessels in a specific configuration during penile erection
Keywords :
biocontrol; flow control; haemodynamics; physiological models; analytical expressions; arteries; collapsible vessels; compliant chamber; corpus cavernosum; partially collapsed vessels; penile erection; penis; pressure-area relation; pressure-flow relation; unidirectional controlled flow; unidirectional leaky valve; veins; Analytical models; Arteries; Biomedical engineering; Blood vessels; Construction; Immune system; Muscles; Pressure control; Valves; Veins;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3811-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1996.647623
