Vascular Hemodynamics: Bioengineering and Clinical Perspectives

Preface vii

Contributors ix

1. Modeling the Vascular System and Its Capillary Networks 1
Thomas H. Dawson

2. Wall Shear Stress in the Arterial System In Vivo: Assessment, Results, and Comparison with Theory 37
Robert S. Reneman, Theo Arts, and Arnold P. G. Hoeks

3. Relating Cerebral Aneurysm Hemodynamics and Clinical Events 63
Juan R. Cebral and Christopher M. Putman

4. Prognostic Significance of Aortic Pulse-Wave Velocity 85
Tine Willum Hansen, Jørgen Jeppesen, and Christian Torp-Pedersen

5. Closed-Loop Modeling of the Circulatory System 94
Carol L. Lucas, Randal Cole, and Ajit Yoganathan

6. Artery Wall Mechanics Determined by Ultrasound 133
Arnold P. G. Hoeks, Evelien Hermeling, and Robert S. Reneman

7. Plaque Mechanics 157
Zhi-Yong Li

8. The Pressure Gradient at Arterial Stenoses: Towards a Noninvasive Measurement 183
Peter J. Yim

9. Measurement of Blood Flow with Phase Constrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging 213
Reza Nezafat and Richard B. Thompson

10. Measuring Cerebral Perfusion Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging 245
Fernando Calamante

11. Cerebral Perfusion Computed Tomography in Stroke 273
Max Wintermark

12. Cerebrovascular Reactivity Changes in Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis 285
Natan M. Bornstein and Alexander Y. Gur

13. Essential Hypertension, Cerebrovascular Reactivity, and Risk of Stroke 299
Cristina Sierra

Index 315