Thermal study of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque
Atherosclerotic plaques with high probability of rupture show the presence of a hot spot due to the accumulation of inflammatory cells. This study utilizes two and three dimensional (2-D and 3-D) arterial geometries containing an atherosclerotic plaque experiencing different levels of inflammation a...
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| Language: | en_US |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2541 http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2541 |