Westerhof N, Stergiopulos N
Laboratory for Physiology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Stud Health Technol Inform. 2000;71:65-77.
The arterial system can be modelled by means of distributed analogs and by lumped parameter representations, such as the Windkessel. The distributed models, together with biological data, lead to the explanation of arterial function in terms of pressure and flow. The lumped parameter models form the basis of arterial compliance and characteristic impedance estimation. They also make comparison between mammals possible and it could be shown that input impedance, when scaled, is similar in mammals.
动脉系统可以通过分布式模拟和集中参数表示法（如Windkessel模型）来建模。分布式模型与生物学数据一起，有助于从压力和流量方面解释动脉功能。集中参数模型构成了动脉顺应性和特征阻抗估计的基础。它们还使得对哺乳动物进行比较成为可能，并且可以证明，经缩放后的输入阻抗在哺乳动物中是相似的。
