Reconstruction of the lung geometry for the simulation of aerosol transport

Journal of Aerosol Medicine: Deposition, Clearance, and Effects in the Lung

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 409-418

  Perzl, M A ^a   Schulz, H ^a   Paretzke, H G ^a   Englmeier, K H ^a   Heyder, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

aerosol transport simulation; computer tomography; finite element method; polygonal surface

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOG; GAS TRANSPORT; GEOMETRY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LUNG MODEL; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0029911019     PISSN: 08942684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jam.1996.9.409     Document Type: Article

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