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Experimental evaluation of a multisensor velocity-pressure catheter

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Nichols, W.W., Paley, D.M., Thompson, L.V. et al. Experimental evaluation of a multisensor velocity-pressure catheter. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 23, 79–83 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02444033

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