Avaluació no invasiva d'implants mèdics (Stents)

Stents are medical devices that are implanted inside blood vessels to restore partial occlusions (stenosis). These devices (Fig. 1) are made of a frame of filaments (usually metallic) following a geometry that allows the frame to expand when a radial pressure is exerted. To implant them, stents are crimped around inflatable balloon catheters which are used to position the stent at the vessel occlusion. Once properly placed, the balloon is inflated and the stent is fixed to the vessel wall, restoring the appropriate vessel lumen. The balloon can be subsequently deflated and

SubjectsMedical instruments and apparatus, Medicina -- Aparells i instruments, Espectroscòpia de microones

URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/2099.1/26057

Collections

Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Telecomunicació de Barcelona - Enginyeria de Telecomunicació [1.584]

View Usage Statistics

Show full item record

Files	Description	Size	Format	View
NON-INVASIVE EV ... ICAL IMPLANTS (STENTS).pdf		5,161Mb	PDF	View/Open
Annexes.zip		6,049Mb	application/zip	View/Open

All rights reserved. This work is protected by the corresponding intellectual and industrial property rights. Without prejudice to any existing legal exemptions, reproduction, distribution, public communication or transformation of this work are prohibited without permission of the copyright holder

UPCommons. Global access to UPC knowledge

Avaluació no invasiva d'implants mèdics (Stents)

View/Open

Browse