Modelling and Blood Flow Analysis of Internal Pudendal Artery

Abstract

A common male sexual disorder is erectile dysfunction which has multidimensions. In this fast-moving world, it is prominently seen in lots of males. There are many causes for Erectile Dysfunction, one of the major causes is the improper supply of blood to the penile organ. That may be due to vasoconstriction or blockage in the internal pudendal artery which supplies oxygen to the penile organ. A simulated model of the internal iliac artery to the internal prudential artery is designed and a flow simulation is done using Solid works software. The Computed Tomography of a male subject is obtained and a three-dimensional model of the abdominal artery is extracted using MIMICS (Materialize Interactive Medical Image Control System) software. By making use of the measured dimensions from the three-dimensional image. The 3D models (Normal condition, Abnormal condition with blockage, and Abnormal condition with constrictions) are designed and the Flow analysis is done in Solid works software. By the end of the study, we came to a conclusion that at normal temperature and pressure, the simulated normal volumetric blood flow at the internal pudendal artery is 6.88701e-09 m3/s and for abnormal cases the simulated volumetric blood flow is 2.6107e-09m3/s.