Measuring central venous structures in humans: Implications for central-vein catheter dimensions

Journal of Vascular Access

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-37

  Twardowski, Zbylut J ^a   Seger, Richard M ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Central vein catheter; Central veins; Hemodialysis; MRI

Indexed keywords

ACROMION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CENTRAL VEIN; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATION; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THORAX WALL; VEIN DIAMETER;

EID: 0036216308     PISSN: 11297298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112972980200300105     Document Type: Article

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