Maps of hemodynamic wall shear stress (WSS) in cuffed vessels.

<p>A. Colour maps of WSS, obtained by CFD, in carotid arteries of two mice, one with the cuff in the conventional direction (left) and one with it reversed. The throat of the cuff occurs at the narrowest part of the reconstruction; the position of the wide end of the cuff is indicated by an arrow. B. Detail of the throat region with the cuff in the conventional direction.