Introduction; Background; "Pumps and Pipes"; Pumps and Pipes 1, in 2007 Explored the Following Topics; Pumps and Pipes 2; Summary; Chapter 1: Pipeline to Circulation: The Story of the Kimray-Greenfield Inferior Vena Caval Filter; Chapter 2: Oilfield Automation; Chapter 3: Robot-Assisted Procedures with MRI Guidance; Chapter 4: Surgical Robotics: Innovations, Development, and Shortcomings; Chapter 5: Remarks on Solution Verification and Model Validation of Hemodynamic Simulations; Chapter 6: Cardiac Assist Devices; Chapter 7: Multilateral Wells: Maximizing Well Productivity
Summary
The Pumps and Pipes collaboration and conference brings together energy, medicine, and higher education in a unique shared effort, exploring ideas and research common to these important fields and stimulating discussion and sharing technologies that can further the reach and goals of each individual area. The Proceedings explores the common attributes of oil and gas technology, computational sciences and cardiovascular medicine and probe the areas where there is room to cross-fertilize and develop research and commercial programs
