Measurement of pulmonary blood flow by fractal analysis of flow heterogeneity in isolated canine lungs

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2039-2045

  Barman, Scott A ^a   McCloud, Laryssa L ^a   Catravas, John D ^a   Ehrhart, Ina C ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

fractal analysis; microspheres; pulmonary blood flow distribution; pulmonary vascular resistance; relative dispersion; vascular recruitment

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE CE 141; MICROSPHERE CR 51; MICROSPHERE NB 95; MICROSPHERE SR 85; RADIOACTIVE MICROSPHERE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DOG; FEMALE; ISOLATED LUNG; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029843577     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.81.5.2039     Document Type: Article

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