DocumentCode
1225634
Title
Quantification of Bubbles Formed in Animals and Man During Decompression
Author
Belcher, Edward O.
Author_Institution
Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington
Issue
6
fYear
1980
fDate
6/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
330
Lastpage
338
Abstract
Bubbles that form in the tissues and bloodstreams of animals and humans undergoing a compression/decompression sequence are considered precursors to symptoms of decompression sickness. A prevalent method used to monitor these bubbles is to ensonify the pulmonary artery or inferior vena cava with ultrasound and listen for Doppler shifted signals in the reflected and scattered sound.
Keywords
Acoustic noise; Acoustic scattering; Acoustic transducers; Animals; Arteries; Humans; Monitoring; Probes; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic transducers; Animals; Decompression; Decompression Sickness; Doppler Effect; Embolism, Air; Humans;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9294
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TBME.1980.326741
Filename
4123263
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