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. 2011 Sep 23;10:84. doi: 10.1186/1475-925X-10-84

Table 1.

Physiological data of the cerebral circulation

No. Arterial segment L[cm] r0[cm] r1[cm] c0[m.s-1] RT [mmHg.s. ml-1]
5 R. common carotid 17.7 0.400 0.370 5.92 -
11 L. common carotid 20.8 0.400 0.370 5.92
6/16 R./L. vertebral 13.5 0.150 0.136 11.9 -
39/48 R./L. ext.carotid I 4.10 0.200 0.150 8.90 -
40/47 L./R. int. carotid I 17.6 0.250 0.200 7.90 -
56 Basilar 2.90 0.162 0.162 9.33 -
57/71 R./L. PCA I 0.50 0.107 0.107 12.93 -
58/70 R./L. PCA II 8.60 0.105 0.105 13.13 39.13
59/69 R./L. PCoA 1.50 0.073 0.073 17.24 -
60/68 R./L. int. carotid II 0.50 0.200 0.200 8.26 -
61/67 R./L. MCA 11.90 0.143 0.143 10.23 19.21
62/66 R./L. ACA I 1.20 0.117 0.117 12.03 -
63/65 R./L. ACA II 10.30 0.120 0.120 11.77 38.75
64 ACoA 0.3 0.100 0.100 17.08 -
72/73 L./R. ext.carotid II 6.10 0.200 0.200 8.53 -
74/75 L./R. sup. thy. asc. ph. lyng. fac. occ. 10.10 0.100 0.100 16.57 225.6
76/77 L./R. superf. temp. 6.10 0.160 0.160 9.62 -
78/79 L./R. maxillary 9.10 0.110 0.110 15.09 188.0
80/81 L./R. superf. temp. fron. bran. 10.0 0.110 0.110 15.09 188.0
82/83 L./R. superf. temp. pari. bran. 10.1 0.110 0.110 15.09 188.0

Here, r0 and r1 denote the proximal and distal radii of an arterial segment, c0 is the pulse wave velocity at the middle of each arterial segment at the reference state (A0, U0), RT is the total distal vascular resistance corresponding to each efferent artery.