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Figure 8

From: Three dimensional reconstruction of coronary artery stents from optical coherence tomography: experimental validation and clinical feasibility

Figure 8

Representative examples of the calculated hemodynamic microenvironment (strut level) in patient-specific 3D reconstructed stented bifurcations. (a–c) The time-averaged wall shear stress (TAWSS, Pa) around stent struts. In (a) note the increased wall shear stress on the luminal surface of a well-apposed strut, and in (b–c) the wall shear stress distribution around malapposed struts denoted with white asterisks. In (d) longitudinal section showing the low velocity between the lumen and malapposed struts (white asterisks). (e–g) TAWSS distribution at the ostium of the side branch. Note the struts jailing the ostium of the side branch.

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