The accuracy of ultrasound volume flow measurements in the complex flow setting of a forearm vascular access

Journal of Vascular Access

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 281-290

  Van Canneyt, Koen ^a   Swillens, Abigail ^a   Lovstakken, Lasse ^b   Antiga, Luca ^c   Verdonck, Pascal ^a   Segers, Patrick ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c Orobix srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arterio venous fistula; Blood flow determination; Computational study; Pulsed wave Doppler; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FOREARM; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PROGNOSIS; RADIAL ARTERY; SIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEINS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIAL ARTERY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885942878     PISSN: 11297298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/jva.5000118     Document Type: Article

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