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Influence of the hole geometry on the flow distribution in ventricular catheters for hydrocephalus
BACKGROUND: Hydrocephalus is a medical condition consisting of an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the brain. A catheter is inserted in one of the brain ventricles and then connected to an external valve to drain the excess of cerebrospinal fluid. The main drawback of this techniq...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4959378/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27455059 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12938-016-0182-1 |