The complexity of external acoustic detection of defects in Björk-Shiley convexoconcave heart valves

Artificial Organs

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-67

  De Mol, B A ^a   Cromheecke, M E ^b   Groen, J G ^b   Faber, G ^b   Van der Heiden, M S ^b   Ongkiehong, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acoustic detection; Bj rk Shiley heart valves; Mechanical valves

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; FRACTURE; HEART; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

ACOUSTIC ASSESSMENT; ACOUSTIC DETECTION; ACOUSTIC FINGERPRINT; BJÖRK-SHILEY HEART VALVE; CHEST WALL; DETECTION OF DEFECTS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEART VALVES; MECHANICAL VALVES; SOUND PROPAGATION;

DIAGNOSIS;

ARTICLE; BJOERK SHILEY VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE; LABORATORY TEST; METALLURGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND; THORAX WALL;

EID: 0035156629     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1594.2001.06655-3.x     Document Type: Article

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