Relationship between Concentration Difference of Different Density Lipoproteins and Shear Stress in Atherosclerosis
Figure 2
(a) Pictorial illustration of the carotid bifurcation vascular model. CCA: common carotid artery, ICA: internal carotid artery, ECA: external carotid artery, ICAS: internal carotid artery sinus. (b) The distribution of the shear stress in the carotid bifurcation vascular model. Color changes show the degree of shear stress. Blue represents the lowest shear stress while red is the highest. 1 and 2: control locations of CCA and ICA; 3 and 4: anterior and posterior edges of the low shear stress region; 5: core region of the low shear stress area. (c) The Doppler ultrasound image of carotid artery in long axis plane. (d) The CTA image of carotid artery in coronal plane.
