title: Use of factor analysis to characterize arterial geometry and predict hemodynamic risk: application to the human carotid bifurcation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Steinman
authors.forename: Morton H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006439:Hemodynamics; D018056:Hemorheology; D006801:Humans; D057446:Hydrodynamics; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D012307:Risk Factors