Intro
Contents
Symbols and Acronyms
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction
1.1 Justification
1.2 Content
References
2 Fluid Mechanics History
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Navier-Stokes Equations Background
2.3 Authors of the Navier-Stokes Equations
2.3.1 Claude-Louis Marie Henri Navier
2.3.2 George Gabriel Stokes
2.4 Navier-Stokes Equations
2.4.1 Exact Solutions
2.4.2 Numerical Resolution
References
3 Fluid-Mechanical Description of Blood Flow
3.1 Cardiovascular System
3.1.1 Heart
3.1.2 Circulation

3.1.3 Arterial, Venous and Capillary Systems
3.1.4 The Blood
3.2 Cardiac Cycle
3.2.1 Cardiac Cycle Phases
3.2.2 Heart Work Generation
3.3 Fluid-Dynamic Characterization of Blood Flow
3.3.1 Hemodynamics History
3.3.2 Hagen-Poiseuille Law
3.3.3 Pulsating Flow
References
4 Cardiac Flow Visualization Techniques
4.1 In Vivo Techniques
4.1.1 Characterization of the Flow in the Heart
4.1.2 Acquisition of Images in the Left Atrial Appendage
4.2 In Vitro Techniques
4.3 In Silico Techniques
4.3.1 Numerical Resolution of the Navier-Stokes Equations

4.3.2 CFD Model Validation
References
5 Techniques for the Validation of Numerical Models
5.1 MRI
5.1.1 Operating Principle
5.1.2 Image Registration Using MRI
5.1.3 Resolution
5.2 PC-MRI
5.2.1 Operating Principle
5.2.2 Scan Parameters
5.3 PIV
5.3.1 Operating Principle
5.3.2 PIV Elements
5.3.3 Image Processing
5.3.4 Uncertainty Calculation
References