Optimal lymphatic vessel structure

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 V, Issue , 2004, Pages 3700-3703

  Venugopal, A M ^a   Stewart, R H ^b,c   Rajagopalan, S ^a   Laine, G A ^b,c   Quick, C M ^a,b,c  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Edema; Lymphangions; Lymphatic vessels

Indexed keywords

EDEMA; LYMPHANGIOUS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; VESSEL STRUCTURE;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CHARACTERIZATION; FLUIDS; MUSCLE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TISSUE;

BLOOD;

EID: 11144311998     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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