In vitro analysis of colour Doppler flow with the use of proximal isovelocity surface area: Improved flow estimates using a nonhemispherical model

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-94

  Iwanochko, Robert M ^a   Hiscoke, Bruce ^a   Sellens, Richard W ^a   Small, Carolyn F ^a   Sanfilippo, Anthony J ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac flow; Colour Doppler imaging; Echocardiography; Proximal isovelocity surface area; Valvular regurgitation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; GEOMETRY; SIMULATION;

AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0032998575     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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