Figure 2.

The reconstructed aortic geometry (including flow extensions) viewed (a) right–left, (b) dorsal–ventral, (c) left–right, (d) ventral–dorsal, (e) posterior–anterior, and (e) anterior–posterior. Note that branches from the aortic arch are reconstructed to at least their second generation, and five pairs of intercostal arteries are included. In terms of combined detail and extent, the geometry represents a significant advance cf. geometries used in previous studies. A VTP file of the surface definition is available online as electronic supplementary material.