Computer determination of perfusion patterns in pulmonary capillary networks

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1283-1289

  Hanger, Christopher C ^a   Presson Jr , Robert G ^a   Okada, Osamu ^a,b   Janke, Steven J ^c   Watkins, John J ^c   Wagner Jr , Wiltz W ^a,d   Capen, Ronald L ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

capillary perfusion stability; capillary recruitment; computer modeling; dogs; Monte Carlo probability; probability; pulmonary circulation; random perfusion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY FLOW; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ISOLATED LUNG; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG CAPILLARY; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG LOBE; LUNG PERFUSION; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030934922     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.82.4.1283     Document Type: Article

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