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[Reproductibility of the true measurement of blood volume, cardiac output, mean pulmonary circulation time and pulmonary blood volume by radiocardiography]. 1976

A Lenaers, and P Becquevort, and J Lisart, and M Boothroyd

Radiocardiography provides a simple method of measurement of blood volume, cardiac output, mean pulmonary circulation time, and pulmonary blood volume. The use of a computer allows the results to produced immediately provided that the circulating blood volume is measured during the test anpd that the radiocardiographic tracing is analysed by an entirely automatic method. The reproducibity of the results given by this automatic method has been studied in 35 patients, two measurements being made at 20 minute intervals. The standard deviation of the percentage difference between consecutive measurements was 5.8% for the blood volume, 10.4% for the cardiac output, 8.8% for the mean pulmonary circulation time, and 9.7% for the pulmonary blood volume.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007204	Indium	A metallic element, atomic number 49, atomic weight 114.818, symbol In. It is named from its blue line in the spectrum.
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011652	Pulmonary Circulation	The circulation of the BLOOD through the LUNGS.	Pulmonary Blood Flow,Respiratory Circulation,Circulation, Pulmonary,Circulation, Respiratory,Blood Flow, Pulmonary,Flow, Pulmonary Blood,Pulmonary Blood Flows
D011849	Radioactive Tracers	Radioactive substances added in minute amounts to the reacting elements or compounds in a chemical process and traced through the process by appropriate detection methods, e.g., Geiger counter. Compounds containing tracers are often said to be tagged or labeled. (Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed)	Radioactive Tracer,Radionuclide Tracer,Radionuclide Tracers,Tracer, Radioactive,Tracer, Radionuclide,Tracers, Radioactive,Tracers, Radionuclide
D011865	Radioisotope Dilution Technique	Method for assessing flow through a system by injection of a known quantity of radionuclide into the system and monitoring its concentration over time at a specific point in the system. (From Dorland, 28th ed)	Radioisotope Dilution Technic,Dilution Technic, Radioisotope,Dilution Technics, Radioisotope,Dilution Technique, Radioisotope,Dilution Techniques, Radioisotope,Radioisotope Dilution Technics,Radioisotope Dilution Techniques,Technic, Radioisotope Dilution,Technics, Radioisotope Dilution,Technique, Radioisotope Dilution,Techniques, Radioisotope Dilution
D001776	Blood Circulation Time	Determination of the shortest time interval between the injection of a substance in the vein and its arrival at some distant site in sufficient concentration to produce a recognizable end result. It represents approximately the inverse of the average velocity of blood flow between two points.	Circulation Time, Blood,Time, Blood Circulation,Blood Circulation Times,Circulation Times, Blood,Times, Blood Circulation
D001811	Blood Volume Determination	Method for determining the circulating blood volume by introducing a known quantity of foreign substance into the blood and determining its concentration some minutes later when thorough mixing has occurred. From these two values the blood volume can be calculated by dividing the quantity of injected material by its concentration in the blood at the time of uniform mixing. Generally expressed as cubic centimeters or liters per kilogram of body weight.	Blood Volume Determinations,Determination, Blood Volume,Determinations, Blood Volume,Volume Determination, Blood,Volume Determinations, Blood
D002302	Cardiac Output	The volume of BLOOD passing through the HEART per unit of time. It is usually expressed as liters (volume) per minute so as not to be confused with STROKE VOLUME (volume per beat).	Cardiac Outputs,Output, Cardiac,Outputs, Cardiac
D003936	Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted	Application of computer programs designed to assist the physician in solving a diagnostic problem.	Computer-Assisted Diagnosis,Computer Assisted Diagnosis,Computer-Assisted Diagnoses,Diagnoses, Computer-Assisted,Diagnosis, Computer Assisted
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man