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Table 1 Diameter, length and ratio of vessel length to vessel radius (λ) of each vessel in our peripheral network

From: Investigation of blood flow in the external carotid artery and its branches with a new 0D peripheral model

Blood vessel

Ave. diameter (mm)

Min. diameter (mm)

Length (mm)

λ

ICA (all mean)

5.4834

4

117.3925

50.0154

Large arteries

6.5

2

200

61.5385

Main artery branches

2.4

1.2

100

83.3333

Terminal artery branches

1.2

0.1

10

16.6667

Arterioles

0.1

0.015

2

40

Capillaries

0.008

0.004

1

250

  1. The values for the diameter and length of the internal carotid artery (ICA) are mean values over the four 3D models, and the λ value of each vessel is calculated from its length and half its averaged diameter