Theory and Practice of Blood Flow Measurement

Content: 
Dedication, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Page vii
Foreword, Page ix
Introduction to Measurement of blood flow in major vessels, Page 1
CHAPTER 1 - Circulation of the blood, Pages 3-7
CHAPTER 2 - Indicator dilution methods for the measurement of blood flow, Pages 8-30
CHAPTER 3 - Thermal techniques in the measurement of blood flow, Pages 31-66
CHAPTER 4 - Electromagnetic flowmeter, Pages 67-84
CHAPTER 5 - Ultrasonic flowmeters, Pages 85-116
CHAPTER 6 - Flow measured by pressure sensing techniques, Pages 117-133
CHAPTER 7 - Outflow collection, drop recorders, Ludwig stromuhrs and bubble flowmeters, Pages 134-140
CHAPTER 8 - Other flow-measuring methods, Pages 141-146
CHAPTER 9 - Indicator transport techniques in the measurement of blood flow, Pages 149-165
CHAPTER 10 - Plethysmography, Pages 166-189
CHAPTER 11 - Measurement of cerebral blood flow, Pages 190-202
CHAPTER 12 - Measurement of blood flow in the liver, Pages 203-210
CHAPTER 13 - Measurement of renal blood flow, Pages 211-219
CHAPTER 14 - Measurement of blood flow in limbs and digits, Pages 220-228
CHAPTER 15 - Measurement of blood flow in tissue, Pages 229-236
CHAPTER 16 - The ideal flowmeter and choice of measuring technique, Pages 237-241
Appendix - Some commercially available flow-measuring devices, Pages 242-243
References, Pages 244-267
Index, Pages 268-274