Cardiac output measurement instruments controlled by microprocessors
Spector, M.; Barritault, L.; Boeri, C.; Fauchet, M.; Gambini, D.; Vernejoul, P. de
18. French language symposium on nuclear medicine. Reims, 9-12 June 1977
18. French language symposium on nuclear medicine. Reims, 9-12 June 1977
AbstractAbstract
[en] The nuclear medicine and biophysics laboratory of the Necker-Enfants malades University Hospital Centre has built a microprocessor controlled Cardiac flowmetre. The principle of the cardiac output measurement from a radiocardiogram is well established. After injection of a radioactive indicator upstream from the heart cavities the dilution curve is obtained by the use of a gamma-ray precordial detector. This curve normally displays two peaks due to passage of the indicator into the right and left sides of the heart respectively. The output is then obtained from the stewart Hamilton principle once recirculation is eliminated. The graphic method used for the calculation however is long and tedious. The decreasing fraction of the dilution curve is projected in logarithmic space in order to eliminate recirculation by determining the mean straight line from which the decreasing exponential is obtained. The principle of the use of microprocessors is explained (electronics, logics)
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Appareils de mesure du debit cardiaque geres par microprocesseurs
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Valeyre, J.; Deltour, G.; Delisle, M.J. (eds.); p. 23-25; nd; p. 23-25; Faculte de Medecine; Reims, France; 18. French language symposium on nuclear medicine; Reims, France; 9 - 12 Jun 1977; Available from Institut Jean Goudinot, 45, rue Cognacq-Jay, 51090 Reims, France
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