Population
Three realistic models of the carotid bifurcation
Comparison
Secondary flow profiles generated using… vs Fully developed axial (Womersley) flow
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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May support inlet simplification in carotid CFD models; leaves open validation against patient-specific geometries.
In image-based CFD models of the carotid bifurcation, simplification to fully developed axial flow is reasonable, as geometric variability has a much larger impact on wall shear stress than secondary inlet flow.
Moyle et al. (2006) studied this question.
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