title: Fluid dynamic study in a femoral artery branch casting of man with upstream main lumen curvature for steady flow.
abstract: An in-vitro, steady flow investigation was conducted in a hollow, transparent vascular replica of the profunda femoris branch of man for a range of physiological flow conditions. The replica casting tested was obtained from a human cadaver and indicated some plaque formation along the main lumen and branch. The flow visualization observations and measured pressure distributions indicated the highly three-dimensional flow characteristics with arterial curvature and branching, and the important role of centrifugal effects in fluid transport mechanisms.
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D002102:Cadaver; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000502:physiology*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D012039:Regional Blood Flow