Improvement of computational fluid dynamics simulations of flow in patients with total cavo pulmonary connection and predicting interventional outcomes
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Background Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) can be utilized to evaluate hemodynamic characteristics in patients with surgically implemented Total Cavo Pulmonary Connection (TCPC). The simulation process is however often complex and rarely takes into account characteristics such as pulmonary resistance and Aorto-Pulmonary Collaterals in analyses to predict outcome of interventions. The aim of this study was therefore to develop a framework to predict interventional outcomes on TCPC patients by using commercial off-the-shelf software for patient-specific CFD simulations including pulmonary resistance and the effect of Aorto-Pulmonary Collaterals.
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