title: Fast algorithm for 3-D vascular tree modeling.
abstract: In this short paper, accelerated three-dimensional computer simulations of vascular trees development, preserving physiological and haemodynamic features, are reported. The new computation schemes deal: (i). with the geometrical optimization of each newly created bifurcation; and (ii). with the recalculation of blood pressures and radii of vessels in the whole tree. A significant decrease of the computation time is obtained by replacing the global optimization by the fast updating algorithm allowing more complex structure to be simulated. A comparison between the new algorithms and the previous one is illustrated through the hepatic arterial tree.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Traitement du Signal et de l'Image, INSERM EMI 9934, Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kretowski
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rolland
authors.forename: Johanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bézy-Wendling
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Coatrieux
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008102:Liver Circulation; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular