Assessment of hemodialysis access performance by color-flow doppler ultrasound

Journal of Biomaterials Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 224-237

  Sands, Jeffrey J ^a   Kapsick, Brian ^a   Brinckman, Marthe ^b  

^a Renal Consultants of Wyoming Valley   (United States)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AV fistula; Doppler ultrasound; Hemodialysis; PTFE graft; Vascular access

Indexed keywords

COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; DIALYSIS; DOPPLER EFFECT; HEALTH RISKS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

COLOR FLOW DOPPLER ULTRASOUND; HEMODIALYSIS;

GRAFTS;

BIOMATERIAL; POLITEF;

DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; THROMBOSIS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RENAL DIALYSIS; THROMBOSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0032587360     PISSN: 08853282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088532829901300304     Document Type: Article

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