Scaling of mechanical heart valves for cavitation inception: Observation and acoustic detection

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 207-215

  Chahine, Georges L ^a  

^a Dynaflow Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAVITATION; HEART VALVE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NOISE; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOPHYSICS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 0029915664     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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