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NIH3D

Lymphatic and Venous Valves

Created by
bkaoui
Created:
3/25/25
Submitted:
3/20/25
Published:
3/25/25

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3DPX-021799

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Category

Anatomy
Anatomy
Description

STL model of a vessel with a sinus region enclosing a unidirectional bi-leaflet valve with crescent-shaped leaflets, similar to those commonly found in lymphatic and venous vessels.


References


[1] Marine Labarre, TX N°7196 - Report: Mesh generation of a crescent shaped leaflet, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, Compiègne, France (2023)


[2] Lucie Euzenot and Maguelonne Trarieux, TX N°7527 - Rapport : Fabrication d'un modèle expérimental de valve lymphatique, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, Compiègne, France (2024)


[3] J. T. Wilson, R. van Loon, W. Wang, D. C. Zawieja, et J. E. Moore, Determining the combined effect of the lymphatic valve leaflets and sinus on resistance to forward flow, Journal of Biomechanics, vol. 48, no 13, p. 3584‑3590, oct. 2015, doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.07.045