Measurement uncertainty in pulmonary vascular input impedance and characteristic impedance estimated from pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasound and pressure: Clinical studies on 57 pediatric patients

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 729-748

  Tian, Lian ^a   Hunter, Kendall S ^b,c   Kirby, K Scott ^b   Ivy, D Dunbar ^b   Shandas, Robin ^a,b,c  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Characteristic impedance; Input impedance; Pediatric patient; Random error; Systematic error; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ERRORS; PEDIATRICS; POPULATION STATISTICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CHARACTERISTIC IMPEDANCE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL USE; DOPPLER ULTRASOUND; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; INPUT IMPEDANCE; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; PEDIATRIC PATIENTS; PULSED-WAVE DOPPLER; UNCERTAINTY;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNCERTAINTY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INFANT; LUNG; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 77952345632     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/31/6/001     Document Type: Article

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