Flow distribution analysis by helical scanning in polysulfone hemodialyzers: Effects of fiber structure and design on flow patterns and solute clearances

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 380-388

  Ronco, Claudio ^a   Levin, Nathan ^b   Brendolan, Alessandra ^a   Nalesso, Federico ^a   Cruz, Dinna ^a   Ocampo, Catalina ^a   Kuang, Dingway ^a   Bonello, Monica ^a   De Cal, Massimo ^a   Corradi, Valentina ^a   Ricci, Zaccaria ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow distribution; Dialysate flow distribution; Fiber packing density; Hemodialyzer configuration

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; POLYSULFONE; UREA;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DIALYSATE; DIALYSIS; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY FAILURE; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; SHEAR RATE; SOLUTE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; VELOCITY;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIFFUSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; POLYMERS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RHEOLOGY; SULFONES; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; UREA;

EID: 33749316166     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: 15424758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2006.00134.x     Document Type: Article

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