Oscillating viscometer - Evaluation of a new bedside test

Biorheology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-146

  Mark, M ^a   Hausler K ^b   Dual, J ^b   Reinhart, W H ^a  

^a KANTONSSPITAL GRAUBÜNDEN   (Switzerland)

^b Institute of Mechanical Systems (IMES)   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Blood; Dextran; Erythrocyte; Fibrinogen; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DEXTRAN 40; DEXTRAN 70; IOPROMIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; OSCILLATION; PLASMA VISCOSITY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; VISCOMETER;

BLOOD CIRCULATION; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; FIBRINOGEN; HEMATOCRIT; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; IOHEXOL;

EID: 33646535589     PISSN: 0006355X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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