Glass Modeling of Vascular Malformations for Particle Image Velocimetry

摘要

Vascular malformations (VMs) are damaged or misshapen bloodvessels that are present in a variety of configurations. Their causes are poorly understood. Borosilicate glass models of patient-inspired VMs were created to enable the use of an imaging technique called Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). The borosilicate VM models will be used in an in vitro PIV benchtop setup, to evaluate flow characteristics in the VM models before and after deployment of novel VM treatment devices. Flow parameters before and after device deployment can be compared to evaluate the effectiveness of these devices.