In vitro and finite-element model investigation of the conductance technique for measurement of aortic segmental volume

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 675-684

  Hettrick, Douglas A ^a,b   Battocletti, Joseph H ^b,c   Ackmann, James J ^b,c   Linehan, John H ^b,c   Warltier, David C ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Conductance catheter technique; Finite element model; Sonomicrometry; Windkessel parameters

Indexed keywords

CATHETERS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

CONDUCTANCE CATHETER TECHNIQUE; DISTENSIBILITY; ISOLATED CANINE AORTAS; PARALLEL CONDUCTANCE VOLUME; SONOMICROMETER CRYSTALS; WINDKESSEL PARAMETERS;

BLOOD VESSELS;

ACCURACY; AORTA; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC FIELD; MEASUREMENT;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CALIBRATION; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; COMPLIANCE; DOGS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030296870     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02684180     Document Type: Article

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