A computational parameter study of embryo transfer

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 659-671

  Lauko, Istvan G ^a   Rinaudo, Paolo ^b   Dashev, Sava ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter volume replacement; Embryo implantation; Fluid dynamics simulation; In vitro fertilization; Uterine transport

Indexed keywords

CATHETERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; TISSUE CULTURE;

CATHETER VOLUME REPLACEMENT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATION; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; UTERINE TRANSPORT;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; NIDATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33947391742     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-007-9259-0     Document Type: Article

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