The effect of hemodynamics, vessel wall compliance and hematocrit on ultrasonic doppler power: An in vitro study

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 549-559

  Missaridis, Thanassis X ^a   Shung, K Kirk ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclic variation; Doppler power; Pulsatile flow; Tube compliance

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; HEMODYNAMICS; PULSATILE FLOW; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

CYCLIC VARIATION; HEMATOCRIT; TUBE COMPLIANCE; ULTRASONIC DOPPLER POWER; VESSEL WALL COMPLIANCE;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODYNAMICS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; SWINE; TUBE;

ANIMALS; COMPLIANCE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PULSATILE FLOW; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VASCULAR CAPACITANCE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0032940674     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(99)00019-8     Document Type: Article

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