Correction for apparent prolongation of mean transit time resulting from response time in a thermodilution system

Author

Segawa, Takashi ; Arakawa, Michio ; Kambara, Kenjiro ; Miyazaki, Hidetaka ; Ando, Fumio ; Kawada, Tomoo

Author_Institution

Dept. of Internal Med., Gifu Univ. Sch. of Med., Japan

Volume

40

Issue

1

fYear

1993

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

A method of correcting an apparent prolongation in the measured transit time (MTT) resulting from the response time of the thermodilution system was investigated. The mean response times (MRTs) were measured for five commercially available thermistor-tipped catheters by recording their step function response curves. Using a flow loop model filled with saline through a mixing chamber, pairs of thermodilution curves were recorded simultaneously with pairs of catheters, and the influence of MRT on MTT was studied for the constant flow rates of 1-6 L/min. The difference in MRTs between a pair of thermodilution systems correlated with the difference in MTTs between a corresponding pair of thermodilution curves, yielding an equation. It was concluded that the apparent prolongation of MTT due to response time can be eliminated by subtracting the MRT from the measured MTT.

Keywords

biomedical measurement; biothermics; apparent prolongation correction; commercially available thermistor-tipped catheters; flow loop model; mean transit time resulting; mixing chamber; response time; saline; step function response curves; thermodilution system; Biomedical measurements; Catheters; Delay; Difference equations; Distortion measurement; Lungs; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Time factors; Time measurement; Bias (Epidemiology); Dye Dilution Technique; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Extravascular Lung Water; Mathematical Computing; Models, Cardiovascular; Reaction Time; Thermodilution; Time Factors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9294

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/10.204765

Filename

204765