Abstract #2353

MR-Based, Subject-Specific Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of the Vertebro-Basilar System

Amanda Kathleen Wake¹, John C. Gore¹, J. Christopher Gatenby¹

¹Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States

In this study high field MR and phase contrast (PCMR) data were used to construct a subject-specific model of flow in the vertebro-basilar system. Wall shear stress (WSS) data from the model yield insight into artery bypass graft design.