Generating Gaseous Emboli Mimics in an ECMO Flow Phantom

Patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy are prone to developing emboli. These unattached masses of solid blood clots and gaseous air bubbles have the potential to occlude blood vessels and lead to complications such as neurological damage. Existing ultrasound methods f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Liu, Sabrina
Other Authors: Bourouiba, Lydia
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/144904