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• FMRC Manual - Manual for Using Fluorescent Microspheres to Measure Regional Organ Perfusion
  • Cover Page - (183K) Cover page
  • Table of Contents - (134K) Table of Contents [rev. 2015-12-31]
  • Section 1 - (135K) The FMRC [rev. 2015-12-31]
  • Section 2 - (376K) Tutorial on Fluorescence and Fluorescent Instrumentation [rev. 2015-12-31]
  • Section 3 - (645K) Standard Curves, Fluorescent Controls, Background Fluorescence & Sources of Error [rev. 2015-12-31]
  • Section 4 - (467K) Fluorescent Microsphere Physical Characteristics [rev. 2015-12-31]
  • Section 5 - (4.2M) Microsphere Measurement of Regional Organ Perfusion [rev. 2015-12-31]
  • Section 6 - (662K) Microscopic Use of Fluorescent Microspheres [rev. 2015-12-31]
  • Section 7 - (1.0M) Measurement of Regional Alveolar Ventilation with FMS Aerosols [rev. 2015-12-31]
  • Section 8 - (103K) Miscellaneous Tips [rev. 2015-12-31]
  • Section 9 - (473K) References [rev. 2015-12-31]
  • Appendices - ( 97K) List of Suppliers, List of Contributors [rev. 2015-12-31]

  • Entire Manual - (8.4M) Entire Manual [rev. 2015-12-31]


• FAC - ( 33K) Manual for the FMRC supported FAC program. [rev. 1996-01-22]
• WINFAC - (1.5M) Manual for the FMRC supported WINFAC program. [rev. 2000-08-23]
• FMSPILL - (339K) Manual for the FMRC supported FMSPILL program. [rev. 2001-01-19]

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