An invasive catheter flow sensor with on-chip CMOS readout electronics for the on-line determination of blood flow

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 54, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 563-567

  Kersjes, R ^a   Liebscher, F ^b   Spiegel, E ^a   Manoli, Y ^a   Mokwa, W ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^b Sensor Department   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Catheters; Invasive measurement; On chip electronics; Silicon membranes; Silicon sensors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000077579     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(97)80015-5     Document Type: Article

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