Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 9-19 , January 2008

Non-Newtonian models for molecular viscosity and wall shear stress in a 3D reconstructed human left coronary artery

  • Johannes V. Soulis

      Affiliations

    • Fluid Mechanics, Demokrition University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece
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  • George D. Giannoglou

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Engineering and Atherosclerosis Laboratory, 1st Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1 St. Kyriakidi Street, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1 St. Kyriakidi Street, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece. Tel.: +30 2310994837; fax: +30 2310994837.
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  • Yiannis S. Chatzizisis

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Engineering and Atherosclerosis Laboratory, 1st Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1 St. Kyriakidi Street, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
    • ,
  • Kypriani V. Seralidou

      Affiliations

    • Fluid Mechanics, Demokrition University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece
    • ,
  • George E. Parcharidis

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Engineering and Atherosclerosis Laboratory, 1st Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1 St. Kyriakidi Street, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • George E. Louridas

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Engineering and Atherosclerosis Laboratory, 1st Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1 St. Kyriakidi Street, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece

Received 10 July 2006 ,Revised 26 January 2007 ,Accepted 4 February 2007.

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PII: S1350-4533(07)00033-1

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.02.001

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 9-19 , January 2008

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