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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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2022
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/144904 |