Development and evaluation of a flow rate estimation of a centrifugal blood pump for circulatory support

Japanese Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 103-106

  Wakisaka, Y ^a   Okuzono, Y ^a   Taenaka, Y ^a   Chikanari, K ^b   Masuzawa, T ^a   Nakatani, T ^a   Tatsumi, E ^a   Nishimura, T ^a   Takewa, Y ^a   Ohno, T ^a   Takano, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^b TOYOBO CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

blood viscosity; centrifugal pump; hematocrit; power consumption; Pump flow estimation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PUMP; BLOOD VISCOSITY; FLOW RATE; GOAT; HEMATOCRIT;

EID: 0030938016     PISSN: 03000818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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