In vivo assessment of luminal cross-sectional areas and circumferential tension-strain relations of the porcine aorta

Scandinavian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-19

  Frøbert, Ole ^a   Storkholm, Jan Henrik ^a   Gregersen, Hans ^a   Bagger, Jens Peder ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomechanical properties; Elasticity; Impedance planimetry

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ACCURACY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY TONE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; IMPEDANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL ARTERY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RIGIDITY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SWINE; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0029996057     PISSN: 00365580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14017439609107235     Document Type: Article

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