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Table 2 Geometrical parameters of the VCs in Group IV

From: Influence of the hole geometry on the flow distribution in ventricular catheters for hydrocephalus

 

Outer diameter

Tilt angle

Distance to the tip

Model 11

(0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5)

(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)

(4.0, 5.5, 7.0, 8.5, 10.0, 11.5)

Model 12

(0.8, 0.66, 0.66, 0.54, 0.62, 0.5)

(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)

(4.0, 5.5, 7.0, 8.5, 10.0, 11.5)

Model 13

(0.8, 0.66, 0.66, 0.54, 0.62, 0.5)

(0.0, 15.0, 15.0, 15.0, 15.0, 45.0)

(4.0, 5.5, 7.0, 8.5, 10.0, 11.5)

  1. Each entry in a bracket displays the corresponding measure in the order from the distal segment to the proximal segment. Lengths are given in millimeters and angles in degrees. All the parameters are illustrated in Fig. 2