title: Construction of molds of complex arterial segments.
abstract: Molds of arterial segments would be advantageous for in-vitro assessments of arterial flow dynamics. Previous techniques have been limited because of their technical difficulty or because they were limited to short planar segments. This paper presents a method, based on the lost wax technique, that is readily accomplished, and permits the fabrication of a mold of any arterial bed, irrespective of its complexity.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D001158:Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008961:Models, Structural