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