FORCED WAVES PROPAGATION IN GREAT LIVING ARTERIES TISSUES

Abstract

Starting from experimental data, this work exploit the similarity of pressure and axial wave’s propagation of both pressure and axial waves in large vessel (e.g., aorta) with the solution of a mathematical model developed to describe the motion of acoustic waves in solid. In particular, we show how the motion parameters derived by fitting the experimental data measured in living dog arteries are related to mechanical properties of the vessel tissue using the same theoretical model. Furthermore, we briefly discuss the consequence on the predicted forced wave motion of inferring from experimental data a phase velocity depending from frequency.