Research Article
Why Is ABI Effective in Detecting Vascular Stenosis? Investigation Based on Multibranch Hemodynamic Model
Table 1
Physiologic geometry data of main arteries in the model.
| No. | Arterial unit | Length l (cm) | Radius r (cm) | Thickness h (cm) | Elasticity E (*106 dyne/cm) |
| 1 | Brachial artery | 23.5 | 0.2575 | 0.0525 | 4 | 2 | Radial artery | 23.4 | 0.1600 | 0.0430 | 8 | 3 | Ulnar artery | 23.7 | 0.1970 | 0.0470 | 8 | 4 | Femoral artery | 35.4 | 0.2400 | 0.0500 | 5 | 5 | Popliteal artery | 18.8 | 0.2000 | 0.0485 | 6 | 6 | Posterior tibial artery | 32.2 | 0.1800 | 0.0450 | 16 | 7 | Anterior tibial artery 1 | 2.5 | 0.1300 | 0.0390 | 16 | Anterior tibial artery 2 | 30.0 | 0.1000 | 0.0200 | 16 | 8 | Peroneal artery | 31.8 | 0.1300 | 0.0290 | 16 | 9 | Thoracic aorta | 15.6 | 0.9830 | 0.1173 | 4 | 10 | Abdominal aorta | 15.9 | 0.6700 | 0.0893 | 4 |
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