A mechatronic valve in the management of hydrocephalus: Methods and performance

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-132

  Momani, Lina ^a   Al Nuaimy, Waleed ^b   Al Jumaily, Mohammed ^c   Mallucci, Conor ^d  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^d ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Figure of merit; Hydrocephalus; Mechatronic valve; Shunting systems

Indexed keywords

CEREBRO SPINAL FLUIDS; FIGURE OF MERIT; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYDROCEPHALUS PATIENTS; MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES; MECHANICAL VALVES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PASSIVE PRESSURE; SHUNT VALVES; SHUNTING SYSTEMS;

HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MECHATRONICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHYSIOLOGY;

VALVES (MECHANICAL);

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL;

EID: 79952620868     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-010-0716-9     Document Type: Article

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