Noninvasive assessment method to determine the anatomic compatibility of an implantable artificial heart system

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 590-595

  Zhang, Bin ^a   Tatsumi, Eisuke ^a   Taenaka, Yoshiyuki ^a   Takano, Hisateru ^a   Masuzawa, Toru ^b  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^b IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MEDICAL IMAGING; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ARTIFICIAL HEARTS (AH); CYLINDRICAL PHANTOMS;

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS;

ACCURACY; AORTA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAPHRAGM; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE; HEART ATRIUM; HUMAN; PULMONARY ARTERY; THORAX WALL;

EID: 0034282668     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002480-200009000-00017     Document Type: Article

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