A new pulsatile flow visualization method using a photochromic dye with application to Doppler ultrasound

1986 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Poots ◽  
R. S. C. Cobbold ◽  
K. W. Johnston ◽  
R. Appugliese ◽  
M. Kassam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Visualization ◽  
Doppler Ultrasound ◽  
Pulsatile Flow ◽  
Visualization Method ◽  
Photochromic Dye

An extended use of the hydrogen bubble flow visualization method

AIAA Journal ◽  
1965 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 1203-1203 ◽  
Author(s):  
WILLIAM O. CRIMINALE ◽  
R. W. NOWELL
Keyword(s):  
Flow Visualization ◽  
Bubble Flow ◽  
Visualization Method ◽  
Hydrogen Bubble

Flow visualization analysis of pulsatile flow in elastic straight tubes

Biorheology ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Matsumoto ◽  
T. Naiki ◽  
K. Hayashi
Keyword(s):  
Flow Visualization ◽  
Pulsatile Flow ◽  
Visualization Analysis

PULSATILE FLOW VISUALIZATION STUDIES WITH AORTIC AND MITRAL MECHANICAL VALVE PROSTHESES

1986 ◽  
Vol 47 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 23-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
YI-REN WOO ◽  
FRANK P. WILLIAMS ◽  
PATRICK D. FAUGHAN ◽  
AJIT P. YOGANATHAN
Keyword(s):  
Flow Visualization ◽  
Pulsatile Flow ◽  
Mechanical Valve ◽  
Valve Prostheses

scholarly journals Fluid and Solid Mechanics in Stented Arteries

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Moore ◽  
Joel L. Berry ◽  
Emil Manoach ◽  
Alexander Rachev
Keyword(s):  
Flow Visualization ◽  
Pulsatile Flow ◽  
Solid Mechanics ◽  
Flow Patterns ◽  
Smooth Transition ◽  
Stent Design ◽  
Artery Wall ◽  
Mechanical Environment ◽  
Vascular Stents ◽  
Compliance Mismatch

Abstract Vascular stents are being used in increasing numbers to correct arterial flow limiting disorders. Although data exist on the in vivo performance of these devices, comparatively little is known about how these devices affect the arterial mechanical environment. The long-term success of stenting is very likely affected by the blood flow patterns and artery wall stresses that follow stent placement. This study was undertaken to identify the mechanical environment in stented arteries and to propose a stent design that minimizes the “mechanical trauma” of stent implantation. A series of pulsatile flow visualization experiments were performed with a Johnson & Johnson Palmaz/Schatz stent inserted in a straight compliant tube. A flow loop was constructed that was capable of applying a physiologic pulsatile flow indicative of conditions in the femoral or coronary arteries. The results showed that this stent design creates complex flow patterns including large-scale vortices, and that these patterns are caused by the compliance mismatch between the stented vessel and adjacent unstented vessel. The compliance mismatch also would be expected to create abnormal stress concentrations in the artery wall near the ends of the stent. A simplified model of an artery was constructed to estimate the stress in the artery wall. The stent/artery structure was assumed to be an axisymmetric thin shell made of a linear elastic, orthotropic material that undergoes small deformations. The stent diameter was assumed to be equal to the artery systolic diameter. The stresses were estimated under diastolic pressure, when the deflection of the artery due to the presence of the stent is greatest. It was found that the circumferential and axial stresses at the ends of the stent were 2 to 3 times higher than the stress far from the stent. Based on these mechanical studies, a new stent design was proposed that provides a smooth transition in compliance at the proximal and distal ends of the tube. Flow visualization studies with this new stent indicate that the flow disturbances are greatly reduced with this new design. The transition zone was incorporated into the shell model to estimate the artery wall stresses induced by this new model. It was found that the stress concentration was reduced by as much as 36% from the rigid stent value. These studies demonstrate the potential complexity of flow in stented arteries and provide some recommendations for optimizing stent design from a biomechanical point of view. This work was supported in part by a Linkage Grant from NATO.

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