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Mechanical vasoconstriction for a cerebral myogenic autoregulatory model
E Stan1, J McNames, S S Kohles
1Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Portland State Univ., USA.
Abstract:
This work presents the design of a mechanical vasoconstriction mechanism with application for cerebral autoregulation. The relationship between the applied voltage of a DC motor and the tension within a pressurized vessel wall was utilized for constricting an arteriole segment within an intracranial vascular model. Using current proportional to the string tension, options for closed loop feedback control are considered.
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