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A model is constructed and analyzed where microspheres are conceptually used to measure regional blood flow as well as to form ‘controlled’ emboli in the branches and decrease regional blood flow. Depending on whether the ratio of branching numbers is greater or less than unity, the model predicts that the regional flows are related to the cumulative dose of emboli by convex or concave relationships, and linear for equal branching. The analysis also yields the regional density of the arterioles. Modifications and limitations are discussed.
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© 1987 Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Dordrecht
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Eng, C. (1987). An analysis of a vascular arborization model for the microcirculation. In: Sideman, S., Beyar, R. (eds) Activation, Metabolism and Perfusion of the Heart. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 70. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3313-2_22
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