Effects of blood viscosity on proximal flow convergence calculations of regurgitant flow rate and jet dimensions as evaluated by color Doppler flow mapping: An in vitro study

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 569-579

  Schmidt, André ^a   Pazin Filho, Antônio ^a   Almeida Filho, Oswaldo César ^a   Gallo Júnior, Lourenço ^a   Marin Neto, José Antonio ^a   Maciel, Benedito Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; APPARATUS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD FLOWMETER; BLOOD REGURGITATION; BLOOD VISCOSITY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MODEL; POLYCYTHEMIA; PRESSURE; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

EID: 0035189880     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2001.113545     Document Type: Article

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