Figure 6

Inverse algorithm results. Results from the inverse algorithm to compute the load-free and the pre-stressed geometry for the idealized, straight, uniform diameter dog femoral artery model. Dimensions of: A) in-vivo wall; B) load-free wall; C) pre-stressed arterial wall with load-free wall superimposed on it. D) Details of the load-free and the pre-stressed cross-section. The comparison of the pre-stressed artery geometry with that of the in-vivo artery show that the two are within 0.0015 mm deviation of each other (the two nearly superimpose on one another).