Acoustic system for the estimation of the temporary blood chamber volume of the POLVAD heart supporting prosthesis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The paper presents a newly researched acoustic system for blood volume measurements for the developed family of Polish ventricular assist devices. The pneumatic heart-supporting devices are still the preferred solution in some cases,...

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Main Authors: Konieczny Grzegorz, Opilski Zbigniew, Pustelny Tadeusz, Gawlikowski Maciej
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BioMedical Engineering OnLine
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Online Access:http://www.biomedical-engineering-online.com/content/11/1/72