Physiologically-based testing system for the mechanical characterization of prosthetic vein valves

BioMedical Engineering Online

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Rittgers, Stanley E ^a   Oberdier, Matt T ^a   Pottala, Sharath ^a  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION; PHYSIOLOGICALLY-BASED TESTING SYSTEM; PROSTHETIC VEIN VALVES;

BLOOD VESSELS; CHARACTERIZATION; HEMODYNAMICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BODY POSITION; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMORAL VEIN; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LEG BLOOD FLOW; NORMAL HUMAN; PROSTHESIS; VEIN VALVE; VENOUS PRESSURE; VOLUNTEER; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VEIN;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; VEINS;

EID: 34547993872     PISSN: 1475925X     EISSN: 1475925X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-925X-6-29     Document Type: Article

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