DOI: https://doi.org/10.15368/theses.2018.174
Available at: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/2515
Date of Award
6-2018
Degree Name
MS in Biomedical Engineering
Department/Program
Biomedical and General Engineering
College
College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences
Advisor
Robert Crockett
Advisor Department
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Advisor College
College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to determine if it is possible to validate the new 1D method for measuring pulse wave velocity in the aorta in vivo and estimate compliance. Arterial pressure and blood flow characterize the traveling of blood from the heart to the arterial system and have played a significant role in the evaluation of cardiovascular diseases. Blood vessel distensibility can give some information on the evolution of cardiovascular disease. A patient’s aorta cannot be explanted to measure compliance; therefore we are using a flow phantom model to validate the 1D pulse wave velocity technique to estimate compliance.