Visualization of concentration fields in hemodialyzers by computed tomography

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 239-251

  Frank, A ^a   Lipscomb, G G ^a   Dennis, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial kidney; Dialysis; Fiber membranes; Modules

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FIBROUS MEMBRANES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEMODIALYZERS;

X-RAY COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

DIALYSIS MEMBRANES;

CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIALYSATE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034633003     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(00)00421-X     Document Type: Article

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