Fig. 4.

Surface and cross-sectional reconstruction of a mouse aortic arch: (a) showing the ascending aorta (AA), descending aorta (DA), brachiocephalic artery (BCA), left common carotid artery (LCC), and left subclavian artery (LS) afflicted by atherosclerotic plaques. Cross-sectional image from a μCT scan (b) from which geometries are derived. CFD results were used to quantify time-averaged wall shear stress (TAWSS; (c)), oscillatory shear index (OSI; (d)), and relative residence time (RRT; (e)) [42].