CFD computation of flow fractional reserve (FFR) in coronary artery trees using a novel physiologically based algorithm (PBA) under 3D steady and pulsatile flow conditions

• Main Authors: Alzhanov, Nursultan, Ng, Eddie Yin Kwee, Su, Xiaohui, Zhao, Yong
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Blood Flow Simulation; Coronal Stenosis
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171875
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A novel physiologically based algorithm (PBA) for the computation of fractional flow reserve (FFR) in coronary artery trees (CATs) using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is proposed and developed. The PBA was based on an extension of Murray's law and additional inlet conditions prescribed ite...