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Contour plot showing the relationship between blood flow rate through a vessel, the vessel diameter, and wall shear stress. For example, in a pulmonary vein with 1 LPM of flow, in order to keep WSS below 10 dyn/cm2 the vessel diameter must be at least 8.4 mm.
