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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Biomed Eng. 2012 Nov 29;41(7):1399–1410. doi: 10.1007/s10439-012-0707-0

Table 1.

Phenotypes of blood vessel buckling.

Description Sketch Example Conditions
Lumen collapse graphic file with name nihms425224t1.jpg arteries – stenoses,22, 97
veins – surface compression, 21
internal jugular vein – catheter insertion,56
coronary arteries – cardiac contraction 81
Axial bent buckling graphic file with name nihms425224t2.jpg carotid artery – aging, hypertension,19, 55
retinal arteries and veins – retinopathy,60, 95
vein grafts – over length4
Twist buckling graphic file with name nihms425224t3.jpg anastomoses, 53, 86, 88
coronary vessels – cardiac contraction,80
vein grafts,20, 26
vertebral artery – head rotation3, 59
Kinking graphic file with name nihms425224t4.jpg iliac arteries,87
internal carotid arteries79, 108
Helical buckling graphic file with name nihms425224t5.jpg vein grafts114
“corkscrew” collaterals91