Method for determining distribution of reflection sites in the arterial system

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 5 40-5, 1996, Pages

  Pythoud, F ^b   Stergiopulos, N ^a   Westerhof, N ^b   Meister, J J ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

multiple reflections; reflection amplitude; time domain analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HEART WORK; ILIAC ARTERY; IMPEDANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 33750693117     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1996.271.5.h1807     Document Type: Article

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