Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 688-694 , July 2009

Continuous infusion thermodilution for assessment of coronary flow: Theoretical background and in vitro validation

  • Marcel van’t Veer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    • Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    • Both authors contributed equally to the study.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 402397004; fax: +31 402464837.
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  • Maartje C.F. Geven

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    • Both authors contributed equally to the study.
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  • Marcel C.M. Rutten

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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  • Arjen van der Horst

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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  • Wilbert H. Aarnoudse

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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  • Nico H.J. Pijls

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    • Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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  • Frans N. van de Vosse

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Received 30 June 2008 ,Revised 23 January 2009 ,Accepted 25 January 2009.

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PII: S1350-4533(09)00047-2

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.01.006

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 688-694 , July 2009

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