Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 29, Issue 8 , Pages 868-876 , October 2007

The influences of stenosis on the downstream flow pattern in curved arteries

  • Biyue Liu

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Received 28 April 2006 ,Revised 10 September 2006 ,Accepted 19 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2006.09.009

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 29, Issue 8 , Pages 868-876 , October 2007

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