Construction and characterization of branched, elastic, transparent vessel models.
A technique is presented for the construction of compliant branched vessel models. Properties include wall transparency and geometric reproduction to any scale. A method for characterization of vessel compliance is discussed, as is the requirement for hydrodynamic similarity.
D000818:Animals; D004548:Elasticity; D008961:Models, Structural; D011312:Pressure; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000502:physiology*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000502:physiology*; D014783:Viscosity