Table 2 Mesh convergence study results.

From: Influence of hydrodynamic and functional nonlinearities of blood flow in the cerebral vasculature on cerebral perfusion and autoregulation pressure reserve

Mesh

Mesh elements

Reference CoW

ICAL blocked

Flow rate at M1L [ml/min]

% difference

GCI index

Flow rate at M1L [ml/min]

% difference

GCI index

1

725,910

161,10

0,54%

0,0075%

91,61

0,66%

0,77%

2

1,506,684

161,98

0,01%

0,0001%

92,22

0,32%

0,37%

3

2,801,997

161,99

–

–

92,52

–

–

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