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Author:   Peter J. Yim
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9780470089477

ISBN 10:   0470089474
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   24 October 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface vii Contributors ix 1. Modeling the Vascular System and Its Capillary Networks 1 Thomas H. Dawson 2. Wall Shear Stress in the Arterial System In Vivo: Assessment, Results, and Comparison with Theory 37 Robert S. Reneman, Theo Arts, and Arnold P. G. Hoeks 3. Relating Cerebral Aneurysm Hemodynamics and Clinical Events 63 Juan R. Cebral and Christopher M. Putman 4. Prognostic Significance of Aortic Pulse-Wave Velocity 85 Tine Willum Hansen, Jørgen Jeppesen, and Christian Torp-Pedersen 5. Closed-Loop Modeling of the Circulatory System 94 Carol L. Lucas, Randal Cole, and Ajit Yoganathan 6. Artery Wall Mechanics Determined by Ultrasound 133 Arnold P. G. Hoeks, Evelien Hermeling, and Robert S. Reneman 7. Plaque Mechanics 157 Zhi-Yong Li 8. The Pressure Gradient at Arterial Stenoses: Towards a Noninvasive Measurement 183 Peter J. Yim 9. Measurement of Blood Flow with Phase Constrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging 213 Reza Nezafat and Richard B. Thompson 10. Measuring Cerebral Perfusion Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging 245 Fernando Calamante 11. Cerebral Perfusion Computed Tomography in Stroke 273 Max Wintermark 12. Cerebrovascular Reactivity Changes in Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis 285 Natan M. Bornstein and Alexander Y. Gur 13. Essential Hypertension, Cerebrovascular Reactivity, and Risk of Stroke 299 Cristina Sierra Index 315

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?This is the only complete book on this topic, providing readers with a clear and comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of and recent advances in the field of hemodynamics as it relates to vascular disease states in the human body.? (Doody's Reviews, March 2009)

This is the only complete book on this topic, providing readers with a clear and comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of and recent advances in the field of hemodynamics as it relates to vascular disease states in the human body. (Doody's Reviews, March 2009)

This is the only complete book on this topic, providing readers with a clear and comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of and recent advances in the field of hemodynamics as it relates to vascular disease states in the human body. ( Doody's Reviews , March 2009)

Author Information

Peter J. Yim, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at the UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He is a recognized leader in the field of hemodynamic modeling and imaging of the vascular system, with awards in these areas from the Radiological Society of North America, the National Institutes of Health, and the SPIE.

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