1. Intraoperative and Postoperative Evaluation of Cavitation in Mechanical Heart Valve Patients 
Tina S. Andersen, MD, Peter Johansen, PhD, Bekka O. Christensen, MD, Peter K. Paulsen, DMSc, Hans Nygaard, DMSc, J. Michael Hasenkam, DMSc 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 81, Issue 1, Pages (January 2006)
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2. Fig 1
The total energy content in the signal recorded intraoperatively in a mechanical heart valve patient with frequencies (Hz) on the x-axis and signal energy density (Pa2 . s) on the y-axis. The graph on the left shows logarithmic scale and the graph on the right shows linear scale.
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3. Fig 2
The (A) nondeterministic and (B) deterministic content in the signal recorded intraoperatively in a mechanical heart valve patient with frequencies (Hz) on the x-axis and signal energy density (Pa2 . s) on the y-axis. The graph on the left shows logarithmic scale and the graph on the right shows linear scale.
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4. Fig 3
The total energy content in the signal recorded postoperatively in a mechanical heart valve patient with frequencies (Hz) on the x-axis and signal energy density (Pa2 . s) on the y-axis. The graph on the left shows logarithmic scale and the graph on the right shows linear scale.
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5. Fig 4
The (A) nondeterministic and (B) deterministic content in the signal recorded intraoperatively in a mechanical heart valve patient with frequencies (Hz) on the x-axis and signal energy density (Pa2 . s) on the y-axis. The graph on the left shows logarithmic scale and the graph on the right shows linear scale.
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6. Fig 5
The nondeterministic energy with intervals for the three groups in a logarithmic scale is shown. (A) Intraoperative measurements, n = 29. (B) Postoperative measurements, n = 21. (E-nondet. = nondeterministic energy; St.J = St. Jude Medical; C-E = Carpentier-Edwards bioprosthesis; Nat = native valves.)
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