Alessandra Mattana
Effects of dehydration on the Inferior Vena Cava.
Rel. Luca Mesin, Piero Policastro. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2024
|
Preview |
PDF (Tesi_di_laurea)
- Thesis
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives. Download (18MB) | Preview |
Abstract
Currently, the hydration status of human subjects is assessed through either invasive techniques, e.g. the blood sample analysis or time-consuming laboratory methods such as the analysis of urine. The aim of this study is to assess, with ultrasound, whether the diameter and the pulsatility of the inferior venca cava (IVC) can use as indicators of the hydration status. The pulsatility is expressed by the caval index (CI), which is the variation of the diameter in relation to the maximum one. The parameters were extracted with VIPER s.r.l. software using longitudinal section ultrasound videos of IVC. The software automatically tracks the IVC, allowing for parameter extraction from each frame.
An experimental protocol was designed to induce dehydration in the participants through physical activity by 10-minute walk repeated for five times
Relators
Academic year
Publication type
Number of Pages
Course of studies
Classe di laurea
Aziende collaboratrici
URI
![]() |
Modify record (reserved for operators) |
