... Number of samples Characterization Model [ 16 ] Plaque Uniaxial tension 16 Constant-based, response-based Mooney–Rivlin [ 17 ] Plaque Uniaxial tension 14 Constant-based, response-based Yeoh [ 22 ] Intact common carotid artery (CCA) Inflation–extension 11 Constant-based HGO...

... of the softening properties and residual stretch set of the swine carotid artery over long stretches and stress levels in both proximal and distal regions. It was observed that the residual strain depends on the maximum stretch in the previous load cycle. The strain was higher for distal than for proximal samples...

...Alexey V. Kamenskiy; Jason N. MacTaggart; Iraklis I. Pipinos; Jai Bikhchandani; Yuris A. Dzenis Accurate characterization of carotid artery geometry is vital to our understanding of the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Three-dimensional computer reconstructions based on medical imaging are now...

...Dinesh A. Peter; Yared Alemu; Michalis Xenos; Ori Weisberg; Itzhak Avneri; Moshe Eshkol; Tal Oren; Moshe Elazar; Yaron Assaf; Danny Bluestein Drug-resistant hypertensive patients may be treated by mechanical stimulation of stretch-sensitive baroreceptors located in the sinus of carotid arteries...

.... However, patient-specific vessel material properties are lacking in those models, which affects the accuracy of their stress/strain predictions. A noninvasive approach of combining in vivo Cine MRI, multicontrast 3D MRI, and computational modeling was introduced to quantify patient-specific carotid artery...

... continuously developed. Surprisingly little is known about the mechanical properties of these materials and how these properties compare with those of the carotid artery wall. Mismatch of the mechanical properties can produce mechanical and hemodynamic effects that may compromise the long-term patency...

... equipment fails, is in use, or is located at another facility, it would be useful to store the vessels and postpone the tests until the equipment is available. The goal of this study is to determine the effects of storage time on the mechanical behavior of the common carotid artery from adult mice. Each...

... . 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.11.029 8 Groen , H. C. , Gijsen , F. J. , van der Lugt , A. , Ferguson , M. S. , Hatsukami , T. S. , van der Steen , A. F. , Yuan , C. , and Wentzel , J. J. , 2007 , “ Plaque Rupture in the Carotid Artery Is Localized at the High...

.... A. , Irwig , L. , and Lusby , R. J. , 1993 , “ The Natural History of Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Disease ,” J. Vasc. Surg. 0741-5214 , 17 ( 1 ), pp. 160 – 169 . 10.1067/mva.1993.43142 Boyle , J. J. , 1997 , “ Association of Coronary Plaque Rupture and Atherosclerotic Inflammation...

...Yiemeng Hoi; Bruce A. Wasserman; Edward G. Lakatta; David A. Steinman Recent work has illuminated differences in carotid artery blood flow rate dynamics of older versus young adults. To what degree flow waveform shape, and indeed the use of measured versus assumed flow rates, affects the simulated...

... biomedical MRI diseases fracture internal stresses carotid artery atherosclerosis vulnerable plaque stroke MRI plaque rupture fluid-structure interaction Cerebrovascular events, such as stroke, are closely associated with vulnerable carotid plaques ( 1 ). In fact, more than 60% of all...

... carotid artery, while keeping the mean circumferential stress and flow-induced shear stress at baseline values. Previously unknown aspects of remodeling that might be revealed by the novel approach are discussed. The use of organ culture enables a novel strategy for experimental investigations...

...Amanda K. Wake; John N. Oshinski; Allen R. Tannenbaum; Don P. Giddens Accurate fluid mechanics models are important tools for predicting the flow field in the carotid artery bifurcation and for understanding the relationship between hemodynamics and the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis...

...F. P. P. Tan; G. Soloperto; S. Bashford; N. B. Wood; S. Thom; A. Hughes; X. Y. Xu In this study, newly developed two-equation turbulence models and transitional variants are employed for the prediction of blood flow patterns in a diseased carotid artery where the growth, progression, and structure...