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.
fDate :
7/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1975.324454
