Suggested shape for a first generation endovaseular untethered microdevice prototype

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 7 VOLS, Issue , 2005, Pages 1286-1288

  Hinojosa, Felix A ^a   Martel, Sylvain ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood circulatory system; Fluid dynamics; Magnetic gradient; Magnetic propulsion; Magnetic resonance; Microdevice; Shape optimization

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; DRAG; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID DYNAMICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

BLOOD CIRCULATORY SYSTEM; MAGNETIC GRADIENTS; MAGNETIC PROPULSION; MICRODEVICES; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 33846897771     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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