Computational modelling of blood-flow-induced changes in blood electrical conductivity and its contribution to the impedance cardiogram

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-33

  Trakic, A ^a   Akhand, M ^a   Wang, H ^a   Mason, D ^a   Liu, F ^a   Wilson, S ^a   Crozier, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood conductivity; Blood flow; Cardiac output; Cardiovascular model; Impedance cardiography

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; HEART; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

BLOOD CONDUCTIVITY; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIOVASCULAR MODELLING; COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLOW INDUCED; IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY; MODELING OF BLOOD FLOW; TIME VARYING;

HEMODYNAMICS;

EID: 75449115428     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/31/1/002     Document Type: Article

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