• DocumentCode
    1205906
  • Title

    Ultrasonic Measurement of Blood Coagulation Time

  • Author

    Shung, K.P. ; Sigelmann, R.A. ; Schmer, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. 98195.
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1975
  • fDate
    7/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    334
  • Lastpage
    337
  • Abstract
    A feasibility study indicates that ultrasound backscattering may be used to determine the onset of the formation of a fibrin clot in plasma and whole blood. Experimental results with blood and plasma containing different amounts of fibrinogen are presented.
  • Keywords
    Backscatter; Biomedical imaging; Blood; Coagulation; Costs; Plasma measurements; Time measurement; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic transducers; Ultrasonic variables measurement; Blood Coagulation Tests; Fibrin; Humans; Time Factors; Ultrasonics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TBME.1975.324454
  • Filename
    4120931