PIV investigation of the flow fields in subject-specific vertebro-basilar (VA-BA) junction
Abstract Background As the only arterial structure of which two main arteries merged into one, the vertebro-basilar (VA-BA) system is one of the favorite sites of cerebral atherosclerotic plaques. The aim of this study was to investigate the detailed hemodynamics characteristics in the VA-BA system....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-09-01
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Series: | BioMedical Engineering OnLine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12938-019-0711-9 |