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. 2019 Nov 19;3(4):041502. doi: 10.1063/1.5115554

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FIG. 1. — Flow patterns in a stenosis with a smooth surface (a), with a rough thrombus surface (b), and magnified view of throat (c). Note that the rough thrombus creates areas of extremely high and low shear rates at the surface. Reproduced with permission from D. L. Bark, Jr. and D. N. Ku, J. Biomech. 43, 2970–2977 (2010). Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ltd.