Blood Flow Manual

Usage

The Blood Flow plug-in comes with two data sets: Aneurysm & Fontan. To add another data set to the plug-in, refer to the "Adding New Data" section. The Aneurysm data set is considerable smaller and thus will load much faster. It is the recommended data set when loading in the StarCAVE.

The plug-in can display two elements at the same time: one surface data set and one "tracer" data set. For example, when loading the surface, you can decide on an animated surface or a static surface. An animated surface consists will move or pulse, while a static surface will stay still. An animated surface is preferred, but a static surface will load considerable faster.
You may notice that there are three options of surfaces for the two data sets: displacement, pressure, and velocity. All of these options determine the colors of the surface. Selecting "displacement" will color the surface based on how much it moved from the original position. A patch of blue would indicate little to no movement; a patch of green would indicate moderate movement; a patch of red would indicate considerable movement. The coloring scheme is determined by the data set, although both the Aneurysm and Fontan data sets use the blue -> teal -> green -> yellow -> red coloring scheme.