eprintid: 345
rev_number: 9
eprint_status: archive
userid: 7
dir: disk0/00/00/03/45
datestamp: 2011-07-29 12:01:15
lastmod: 2015-05-29 19:58:09
status_changed: 2011-07-29 12:01:15
type: report
metadata_visibility: show
item_issues_count: 0
creators_name: McNamara, H.
corp_creators: Shashank Sinha
title: Locating a blockage in the cerebral vascular network
ispublished: pub
subjects: medicine
studygroups: ksg1
companyname: GE
full_text_status: public
abstract: Ischemic strokes make up 70-80% of strokes, and are characterised by blockages of arteries carrying blood to the brain. This problem involves the identification of blockages using a species distribution derived from an MRI scan of the brain. Blood flow in the brain may be described using a network of branching vessels which are the sources for porous media-type flow in the capillary bed. The topologically intricate nature of the branching blood vessels hinder most attempts at simplifying the problem, and the report concludes that a longer-term modelling process would be required in order to provide therapeutically useful conclusions. Some recommendations for the direction such future work could take are also included.
date: 2011
citation:   McNamara, H.  (2011) Locating a blockage in the cerebral vascular network.  [Study Group Report]     
document_url: http://miis.maths.ox.ac.uk/miis/345/1/GE-brain.pdf