Cardiovascular Biomechanics by Peter R. Hoskins Patricia V. Lawford & Barry J. Doyle

Author:Peter R. Hoskins, Patricia V. Lawford & Barry J. Doyle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

There are various terms used in the literature including ‘experimental flow system’, ‘phantom’ and ‘flow phantom’. In this chapter, the term ‘phantom’ will be used to describe the central cardiovascular construct, and ‘flow phantom’ used to describe the entire apparatus consisting of pump, pump controller, tubing, reservoirs and the phantom. The phantom consists of components which mainly mimic 2 tissues; the blood (blood mimic) and the soft tissue (tissue mimic). For phantoms mimicking flow in vessels the soft tissue may be further divided into the artery or vein (vessel mimic) and the surrounding soft tissue consisting of fat, muscle, liver, kidney, etc. (tissue mimic).

The advantages of using a flow phantom over an in vivo experiment are: Control. High degree of control over experimental conditions including vessel geometry and flow rates.

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