Engineering Imaging and Supercomputer Prediction of Biofluid Flows

从肺成像中获得的信息对于改善成人呼吸系统疾病（例如肺气肿、肺纤维化和哮喘）的诊断和监测的潜力是巨大的。肾循环的结构和功能异常可能是导致高血压的关键因素，因此在治疗或预防高血压之前，需要详细了解肾循环。支持心血管和肾血流的研究将有助于了解高血压，这是心血管疾病的主要风险因素，占澳大利亚所有死亡人数的约40%，尤其是透析患者。

The potential of the information gained from the lung imaging for improving the diagnosis and monitoring of adult respiratory diseases, such as emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis and asthma, is enormous. Abnormalities in the structure and function of the kidney circulation are likely key factors causing hypertension, so a detailed understanding of the kidney circulation is required before we can cure or prevent hypertension. The research underpinning cardiovascular and renal flows will assist in the understanding of hypertension, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, which accounts for approximately 40% of all deaths in Australia and particularly high for dialysis patients.