Scholars@Duke publication: In vitro ultrasonic imaging of flow patterns in a left ventricular assist device

In vitro ultrasonic imaging of flow patterns in a left ventricular assist device

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Rinaldi, JE; Smith, SW

Published in: IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Annual Conference

November 1, 1988

Diagnostic ultrasound imaging systems are used without Doppler to visualize, in vitro, the flow patterns within a blood sac from a pneumatic left ventricular assist device (LVAD). The circulatory system of the LVAD uses aerated tap water, which also serves as a contrast medium for ultrasound imaging. A specialized flow visualization chamber enabling imaging in three orthogonal planes was constructed. A piston pump connected to the chamber by one port drives the LVAD hydraulically. Complex fluid motion including vortices is visualized directly during filling and emptying.

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Author Stephen William Smith Biomedical Engineering

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IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Annual Conference

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November 1, 1988

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Rinaldi, J. E., & Smith, S. W. (1988). In vitro ultrasonic imaging of flow patterns in a left ventricular assist device. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Annual Conference, 10(pt 1), 55.

Rinaldi, J. E., and S. W. Smith. “In vitro ultrasonic imaging of flow patterns in a left ventricular assist device.” IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Annual Conference 10, no. pt 1 (November 1, 1988): 55.

Rinaldi JE, Smith SW. In vitro ultrasonic imaging of flow patterns in a left ventricular assist device. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Annual Conference. 1988 Nov 1;10(pt 1):55.