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Pulse oximeter signal at various blood flow conditions in anin vitro model

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Lindberg, L.G., Vegfors, M., Lennmarken, C. et al. Pulse oximeter signal at various blood flow conditions in anin vitro model. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 33, 87–91 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02522952

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