Peer reviewed Journal Publications


Inferior Vena Caval Hemodynamics Quantified In Vivo at Rest and During Lower Limb Exercise Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Christopher P. Cheng, Robert J. Herfkens, and Charles A. Taylor.
American Journal of Physiology, Volume 284, pages H1161-H1167, 2003.

Comparison of Abdominal Aortic Hemodynamics Between Men and Women at Rest and During Lower Limb Exercise.
Christopher P. Cheng, Robert J. Herfkens, and Charles A. Taylor.
Journal of Vascular Surgery, Volume 37, Number 1, pages 118-123, 2003.

Dynamic Exercise Imaging with an MR-Compatible Bicycle within the GE Open-Magnet.
Christopher P. Cheng, Douglas F. Schwandt, Eric L. Topp, James H. Anderson, Robert J. Herfkens, and Charles A. Taylor.
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Volume 49, Number 3, pages 581-585, 2003.

Quantification of Vessel Wall Cyclic Strain Using Cine Phase Contrast MRI.
Mary T. Draney, Robert J. Herfkens, Thomas J.R. Hughes, Norbert J. Pelc, Kristin L. Wedding, Christopher K. Zarins, and Charles A. Taylor.
Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Volume 30, Number 8, pages 1033-1045, 2002.

Quantification of Wall Shear Stress in Large Blood Vessels USing Langrangian interpolation Functions with cine PC-MRI.
Christopher P. Cheng, David Parker and Charles A. Taylor.
Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Volume 30, Number 8, pages 1020-1032, 2002.

In Vivo Quantification of Blood Flow and Wall Shear Stress in the Human Abdominal Aorta during Lower Limb Exercise.
Charles A. Taylor, Christopher P. Cheng, Leandro A. Espinosa, Beverly T. Tang, David Parker, and Robert J. Herfkens in :
Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Volume 30, Number 3, pages 402-408, 2002.

In Vivo Validation of Numerical Predictions of Blood Flow in Arterial Bypass Grafts.
Joy P. Ku, Mary T. Draney, Frank R. Arko, W. Anthony Lee, Frandics Chan, Norbert J. Pelc, Christopher K. Zarins and Charles A. Taylor, in :
Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Volume 30, Number 6, pages 743-752, 2002.

A One-Dimensional Finite Element Method For Simulation-Based Medical Planning For Cardiovascular Disease.
Jing Wan, Brooke Steele, Sean A. Spicer, Sven Strohband, Gonzalo R. Feijoo, Thomas J.R. Hughes, and Charles A. Taylor, in :
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Volume 5, Number 3, pages 195-206, 2002.

Predictive Medicine: Computational Techniques in Therapeutic Decision-Making
Charles A. Taylor, Mary T. Draney, Joy P. Ku, David Parker, Brooke N. Steele, Ken Wang, Christopher K. Zarins
in: Computer Aided Surgery, Volume 4, pages 231-247, 1999

Effect of Exercise on Hemodynamic Conditions in the Abdominal Aorta
Charles A. Taylor, Thomas J.R. Hughes, Christopher K. Zarins
in: Journal of Vascular Surgery, Vol 29, Number 6, pages 1077-1089, 1999

Finite Element Modeling of Three-Dimensional Pulsatile Flow in the Abdominal Aorta: Relevance to Atherosclerosis
Charles A. Taylor, Thomas J.R. Hughes, Christopher K. Zarins
in: Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 26, pages 975-987, 1998

Book Chapters


Finite Element Modeling of Blood Flow: Relevance to Atherosclerosis
Charles A. Taylor in: Computational Fluid-Structure Interaction in the Cardiovascular System, Advances in Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 2 - Fluid Structure Interaction, Intra and Extracorporeal Cardiovascular Fluid Dynamics.Editors: P. Verdonck and K. Perktold., pages 249-289, WIT Press, 2000

Ph.D. Theses


Level Set Methods for Computational Prototyping with Application to Hemodynamic Modeling
Kenneth C. Wang, PhD Dissertation, Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, U.S.A., August 2001

A Computational Framework for Investigating Hemodynamic Factors in Vascular Adaptation and Disease
Charles A. Taylor, PhD Dissertation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, U.S.A., August 1996.

Conference Papers


Phase-Contrast Measurements of Aortic Wall Strain In Vivo
K.L. Wedding, M.T. Draney, R.J. Herfkens, C.K. Zarins, C.A. Taylor, and N.J. Pelc in Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 9, page 643, 2001

Calculation of Time-Dependent Vessel Strain From Cine Phase Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data
Mary T. Draney, Norbert J. Pelc, Christopher K. Zarins, Charles A. Taylor, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, BED-Vol. 50,
pages 789-790, 2001

Comparison of In Vivo MRI Flow Measurements and Predicted Flow Simulation Results
Joy P. Ku, Mary T. Draney, W. Anthony Lee, Frank Arko, Christopher K. Zarins, Charles A. Taylor, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, BED-Vol 50, pages 769-770, 2001

Experimental Validation of Computational Simulation and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Flow Through A Tapered Tube
Mary T. Draney and Charles A. Taylor, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, BED-Vol 42, pages 209-210, 1999

Internet Based User Interface For Computer Aided Surgical Planning
Brooke N. Steele, Joy P. Ku, Mary T. Draney, Charles A. Taylor, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, BED-Vol 42, pages 21-22, 1999

An In Vivo Method For Measuring Vessel Wall Motion and Cyclic Strain Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Mary T. Draney, Kristin L. Wedding, Charles A. Taylor, Norbert J. Pelc
in Proceedings of The First Joint BMES/EMBS Conference Serving Humanity, Advancing Technology in Atlanta, GA on Oct 13-16, pages 219, 1999