<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article deals with the design of an electrical model of variable segments of a non-symmetrical tree of small arteries This model can be used to simulate the blood pressure and flow. Peripheral arterial resistance changes are modelled by an exponentially dependent resistor. By modulating the capacitor value, we can model the arterial wall properties which depend on the arterial pressure. Simulations are performed in which vasoconstriction and vasodilation were modelled by varying the transmural pressure. As a result, we can observe the changes in the blood pressure for each arterial generation.</p></abstract>

The article deals with the design of an electrical model of variable segments of a non-symmetrical tree of small arteries This model can be used to simulate the blood pressure and flow. Peripheral arterial resistance changes are modelled by an exponentially dependent resistor. By modulating the capacitor value, we can model the arterial wall properties which depend on the arterial pressure. Simulations are performed in which vasoconstriction and vasodilation were modelled by varying the transmural pressure. As a result, we can observe the changes in the blood pressure for each arterial generation.

Implementation of variable segments to model the arterial system using electromechanical analogy

Department of Electromagnetic and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering

Journal of Electrical Engineering

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The article deals with the design of an electrical model of variable segments of a non-symmetrical tree of small arteries This model can be used to simulate...

Implementation of variable segments to model the arterial system using electromechanical analogy

Publié en ligne: 06 juil. 2017

Pages: 220 - 223

Reçu: 22 mars 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jee-2017-0033

Mots clés
arterial system, electromechanical analogy, modelling and simulations, small arteries, transmural pressure

© 2017 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Implementation of variable segments to model the arterial system using electromechanical analogy

Publié en ligne: 06 juil. 2017

Pages: 220 - 223

Reçu: 22 mars 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jee-2017-0033

Mots clésarterial system, electromechanical analogy, modelling and simulations, small arteries, transmural pressure

© 2017 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
arterial system, electromechanical analogy, modelling and simulations, small arteries, transmural pressure