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Images of the high-order curved element volume mesh. (a) The aortic arch. Note that smaller elements are localized in regions of high curvature. (b) A cut-away of a mesh section in the descending thoracic aorta near an intercostal branch. One can see the triangular faces of the internal high-order tetrahedral elements, as well as the quadrangular faces of the prismatic elements placed adjacent to the arterial wall surface.
