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Flow velocity inside the artificial ventricle of a moving actuator type total artificial heart is investigated by the image-processing technique. Optical flow is estimated from two sequential images of flow patterns to find flow-velocity distribution. The region with high velocity inside the artificial ventricle is found from the estimated flow-velocity distribution. Fluid velocity in a simple glass conduit is analysed and can be estimated by calculating optical flow.
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Kim, J., Kim, J., Lee, J. et al. Fluid dynamic study of the moving actuator type total artificial heart by image-processing technique. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 32, 253–257 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02512519
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