Laser Doppler Velocimetry and flow visualization studies in the regurgitant leakage flow region of three mechanical mitral valves

Artificial Organs

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 292-299

  Meyer, Richard S ^a   Deutsch, Steven ^a   Bachmann, Christopher B ^a   Tarbell, John M ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser Doppler velocimetry; Mechanical heart valves; Regurgitant flow; Turbulent stress

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFIERS; DOPPLER EFFECT; FLOW VISUALIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; VALVES (MECHANICAL); VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FLOW REGIONS; FLOW VISUALISATION; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY; LEAKAGE FLOW; LINE FLOWS; MECHANICAL HEART VALVES; REGURGITANT FLOW; STREAKLINES; TURBULENT STRESS; VALVE CLOSURE;

LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MODELS, STRUCTURAL;

EID: 0035319375     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1594.2001.025004292.x     Document Type: Article

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