Human thoracic anatomy relevant to implantable artificial hearts
- 1 October 1976
- report
- Published by Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
Abstract
The objective of the study is to define the human thorax in a quantitative statistical manner such that the information will be useful to the designers of cardiac prostheses, both total replacement and assist devices. This report pertains specifically to anatomical parameters relevant to the total cardiac prosthesis. This information will also be clinically useful in that the proposed recipient of a cardiac prosthesis can by simple radiography be assured of an adequate fit with the prosthesis prior to the implantation.Keywords
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