Fluid dynamic assessment of three polymeric heart valves using particle image velocimetry

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 936-952

  Leo, Hwa Liang ^a,b   Dasi, Lakshmi Prasad ^a   Carberry, Josie ^a   Simon, Hélène A ^c   Yoganathan, Ajit P ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Coaptation; Heart valve; Particle Image Velocimetry; PIV; Polymer; Polyurethanes; Thrombogenic; Trileaflet valve; Washout

Indexed keywords

COAPTATION; HEART VALVE; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; THROMBOGENIC; TRILEAFLET VALVE; WASHOUT;

BLOOD VESSELS; FLUID DYNAMICS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; POLYMERS; POLYURETHANES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BIOMECHANICS;

MICROSPHERE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FLOW KINETICS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PULSATILE FLOW;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSPHERES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERS; PULSATILE FLOW; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 33745459275     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-006-9117-5     Document Type: Article

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