A SIMPLE MR-COMPATIBLE INFUSION-PUMP

Authors
PRINCE MR NARASIMHAM DL LONDY FJ PFAMMATTER T AKHAVAN R
Citation
Mr. Prince et al., A SIMPLE MR-COMPATIBLE INFUSION-PUMP, Magnetic resonance imaging, 14(1), 1996, pp. 121-128
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Magnetic resonance imaging → ACNP
ISSN journal
0730725X
Volume
14
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
121 - 128
Database
ISI
SICI code
0730-725X(1996)14:1<121:ASMI>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
A simple, mechanical infusion pump that employs a constant force, nonf erromagnetic spring to squeeze a syringe is described. The contrast in fusion rate is determined by the spring force, gadolinium solution vis cosity, and the resistance of either a user-selected needle or a preci sion orifice according to Poiseuille's Law or the Bernoulli effect. It s use in dynamic, gadolinium-enhanced 3D MR angiography is described.