In an artificial arterial tree model, reflected waves from cerebral occlusions >1 mm could be detected at the left common carotid artery, suggesting potential for non-invasive detection of cerebral arteriosclerosis.
A pulse wave measurement is effective for the early detection of arteriosclerosis. The pulse wave consists of incident and reflected waves. The reflected wave of the pulse wave measured at the left common carotid artery seems to originate from the vascular beds in the brain. The aim of this study is to know if the reflected waves from the occlusions in cerebral arteries can affect the pulse waveform. The artificial arterial tree in the brain was therefore fabricated using polyurethane tubes. After investigating the effects of the bifurcation angle on the pulse waveform, we attempted to confirm whether the reflected waves from occlusions in the artificial arterial tree in the brain can be experimentally measured at the left common carotid artery. Results indicate that the bifurcation angle did not affect the pulse waveform, and that the reflected wave from an occlusion with a diameter of more than 1 mm in the brain could be observed.
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