Figure 5
From: Coronary stent as a tubular flow heater in magnetic resonance imaging
Schematic presentation of the stent as a tubular flow heater in the MRI examination. In the model, the cylindrical metal mesh geometry of the stent is approximated by a thin homogeneous cylinder of the radius R and length l. The surrounding vessel wall of the thickness d is assumed to be cylindrical as well. A blood flow Φ b is passing through the stent.