Study and Validation of a Model
of Fetoplacental Circulation

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| Introduction |
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| Part 1: Fetoplacental Circulation |
1.1 | Blood Rheology |
1.1.1 | Viscosity |
1.1.2 | Microcirculation |
1.1.3 | Differences between Maternal and Fetal Blood |
1.2 | Physiology of Fetoplacental Circulation |
1.2.1 | Fetal Circulation |
1.2.2 | The Placenta: Morphology and Functions |
1.2.3 | Anatomy of the Fetal Side |
1.2.4 | Anatomy of the Maternal Side |
1.3 | Methods of Analysis |
1.3.1 | Pulsed Doppler |
1.3.2 | Duplex scanner |
1.3.3 | Signal Elaboration |
1.3.4 | Electronic Microscope |
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| 2nd Part: In-vitro Perfusion of the Human Placenta |
2.1 | Circuit for Perfusion with Blood |
2.1.1 | The Circuit |
2.1.2 | The Thermostat |
2.1.3 | The Oxygenator |
2.1.4 | The Pumps |
2.1.5 | The Level Control |
2.1.6 | The Measurement of Pressure |
2.1.7 | The Scope |
2.1.8 | The Cannulas |
2.2 | Test Protocol with Blood |
2.2.1 | Instrumentation |
2.2.2 | Fluid for Perfusion |
2.2.3 | Setup of the Circuit |
2.2.4 | Setup of the Placenta |
2.2.5 | Connection to the Perfusion Circuit |
2.2.6 | Data Measurement |
2.3 | Perfusion Circuit with Formaldehyde |
2.3.1 | The Perfusion Circuit |
2.3.2 | The Oxygenation |
2.3.3 | The Reservoir |
2.3.4 | The Instrumentation |
2.4 | Test Protocol with Formaldehyde |
2.4.1 | Fluids for Perfusion |
2.4.2 | Setup of the Circuit |
2.4.3 | Connection and Data Measurement |
2.5 | Results of the Perfusion Tests |
2.5.1 | Perfusion Tests with Bovine Blood |
2.5.2 | Perfusion Tests with Formaldehyde |
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| 3rd Part: Model |
3.1 | Hypothesis of the Model |
3.1.1 | System Modelling |
3.1.2 | Elasticity of the Vessels |
3.1.3 | Resistances |
3.1.4 | Hydraulic Capacitances |
3.1.5 | Blood Inertia |
3.1.6 | Model of the Vessel |
3.1.7 | Placental Vessels |
3.1.8 | The Fetal Ventricles |
3.1.9 | The Atrium |
3.1.10 | The Peripheral Net |
3.1.11 | Values of the Variables |
3.1.12 | Cardiac Generator |
3.1.13 | The Model |
3.2 | Results |
3.2.1 | Physiological Situation |
3.2.2 | Pathological Situations |
3.3 | Results |
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| 4th Part: Appendices |
4.1 | Level Control for the Reservoir |
4.2 | Relationships and Calculations for Morphometrical Data of the Vessels |
4.3 | Measurement Units |
4.4 | Glossary |
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| References |
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