Blood flow analysis in carotid artery bifurcation by two-dimensional ultrasonic-measurement-integrated simulation

Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering

Koji MIYAMA³  Hiroko KADOWAKI⁴  Kenichi FUNAMOTO¹  Shusaku SONE²  Tadashi SHIMAZAKI³  Toshiyuki HAYASE¹  Takao JIBIKI³ 

[1] Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University;Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University;GE Healthcare Japan;Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University

关键词: Ultrasonic-measurement-integrated simulation;    Hemodynamics;    Carotid artery;    Bifurcation;    Arteriosclerosis;   

DOI  :  10.1299/jbse.14-00266

来源: Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

【 摘 要 】

References(16)Cited-By(1)If highly precise elucidation of the blood flow characteristics in a carotid bifurcation was possible, it would be widely applicable to diagnosis of circulatory diseases such as arteriosclerosis and cerebrovascular disease. This study was conducted to establish a new flow-dividing ratio estimation method applicable to an unsteady flow on a two-dimensional ultrasonic-measurement-integrated simulation of a carotid artery bifurcation for which it has been previously difficult to obtain a stable solution. In this new method, the flow-dividing ratio was directly adjusted by specifying the flow rate in a branch so that the difference of the Doppler velocities in the external carotid artery was decreased. The effectiveness of the proposed method was confirmed by a numerical experiment using the actual shape of a carotid artery bifurcation, and the superiority of the two-dimensional ultrasonic-measurement-integrated simulation over the ordinary simulation in terms of the reproducibility of the blood flow structure was clarified by analysis using clinical ultrasound data.

【 授权许可】

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