Study of a methodology to evaluate the severity of obstructed coronary arteries with the aid of computer simulations.

Computer simulations have become a great tool to assist the medical field. The present work is a study of a non-invasive patient-specific methodology to evaluate the hemodynamic importance of coronary stenosis using computer simulations. The severity of the lesion is evaluated by the Fractional...

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Main Author: Paulo Vinícius Miyuki Yamabe
Other Authors: Emilio Carlos Nelli Silva
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016
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Online Access:http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3152/tde-12122016-095324/