Determining coronary blood flow by cardiac thermography in open chest conditions
US5692510A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/0275
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods for determining the flow rate of a substance within an object by extracting and mathematically manipulating numerical parameters from a thermoimaging temperature response curve of the surface of the object. The methods of the present invention are suitable to determine coronary arteries flow rates and myocardial perfusion rates in open chest conditions.
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