Multiphase particle-in-cell simulation in severe internal carotid artery stenosis

• Main Authors: Sia, Sheau Fung, Zhao, Xuemei, Yu, Yong, Zhang, Yu
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23450/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2018.07.091
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis, usually caused by atherosclerosis plaque, restricts the blood supply to the brain and causes cerebral ischemia. The plaque can be stable and asymptomatic, or it can cause embolization. An emboli can break from the plaque and travel to the blood vessels in the...