Distinguishing solid from gaseous emboli during cardiac surgery [1] (multiple letters)

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1194-1195

  Motallebzadeh, Reza ^a   Jahangiri, Marjan ^a   Abu Omar, Yasir ^b   Matthews, Paul M ^b   Taggart, David P ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN EMBOLISM; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; GAS EMBOLISM; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LETTER; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 18244400700     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.08.002     Document Type: Letter

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