Particle image velocimetry analysis of the flow field in the total cavopulmonary connection

Artificial Organs

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 946-952

  Grigioni, M ^a   Amodeo, A ^b   Daniele, C ^a   D'Avenio, G ^a   Formigari, R ^b   Di Donato, R M ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological flows; Fontan type circulation; In vitro testing; Particle image velocimetry; Pulmonary flow; Total cavopulmonary connection

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEMODYNAMICS; VELOCIMETERS;

BIOLOGICAL FLOWS; COMMON OPERATIONS; FONTAN-TYPE CIRCULATION; HEART DEFECTS; IN-VITRO TESTING; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY ANALYSIS; PULMONARY BLOOD FLOW; PULMONARY FLOW; TOTAL CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION; VENA CAVA;

VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034512866     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1594.2000.06613.x     Document Type: Article

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