Research Article
Pressure Drop in Tortuosity/Kinking of the Internal Carotid Artery: Simulation and Clinical Investigation
Table 1
Pressure differences and fluxes in the in vitro carotid kinking experiment.
| Angle (°) | Pressure difference (mean ± SD, mmH2O) | Volume flux (mean ± SD, mL/min) |
| 10 | 156.7 ± 16.7 | 300.2 ± 1.8 | 20 | 107.34 ± 12.3 | 298.4 ± 1.5 | 30 | 215.61 ± 24.5 | 295.8 ± 1.2 | 40 | 194.17 ± 20.6 | 301.3 ± 0.8 | 50 | 180.27 ± 15.4 | 298.6 ± 1.1 | 60 | 167.25 ± 13.7 | 298.2 ± 1.2 | 70 | 149.85 ± 10.8 | 298.4 ± 1.6 | 80 | 135.31 ± 18.4 | 298.6 ± 0.9 | 90 | 128.12 ± 9.8 | 299.1 ± 1.4 | 100 | 122.82 ± 12.1 | 300.2 ± 1.4 | 110 | 117.8 ± 28.9 | 298.9 ± 1.7 | 120 | 109.72 ± 10.3 | 300.1 ± 1.6 | 130 | 99.56 ± 8.6 | 300.2 ± 1.8 | 140 | 88.41 ± 7.4 | 297.4 ± 2.1 | 150 | 83.67 ± 8.2 | 300.1 ± 0.9 | 160 | 66.57 ± 5.6 | 300.3 ± 1.8 | 170 | 52.34 ± 4.5 | 299.6 ± 1.3 | 180 | 44.29 ± 3.8 | 299.8 ± 1.2 |
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