Influence of intermittent compression cuff design on calf deformation: Computational results

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 6334-6337

  Narracott, Andrew J ^a   John, Gareth W ^b   Hose, D Rodney ^a   Morris, Rhys J ^b   Woodcock, John P ^b   Lawford, Patricia V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DISEASES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURGERY;

DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (DVT); INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION (IPC);

MAMMALS;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; LEG; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESSURE; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; LEG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PRESSURE; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84903875730     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4353804     Document Type: Conference Paper

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