Transient pressure signals in mechanical heart valve cavitation

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1996, Pages

  Wu, Z J ^a   Slonin, J H ^a   Hwang, N H C ^a  

^a University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; CAVITATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; OSCILLATIONS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PULSATILE FLOW; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BUBBLE INCEPTION; MECHANICAL HEART VALVE CAVITATION; STROBOSCOPY; TRANSIENT PRESSURE SIGNALS; VALVE LEAFLET HOUSING IMPACT;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; PHYSICAL MODEL; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0030250463     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002480-199609000-00048     Document Type: Article

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