A Framework for an Implantable Wireless Pressure and Volume Sensor Focusing on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Shunt Failure in Hydrocephalus Patients

The framework for a permanently implantable wireless compliance sensor was developed and validated using laboratory experiments. The proposed sensor would measure the intracranial pressure and fluid volume in the brain and return this information to a monitoring device. The designed sensor received...

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Main Author: Wichern, Donald Monte
Format: Others
Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2006
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Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/351
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1350&context=etd