Technical abilities and limitations of acoustic rhinometry optimised for infants

Rhinology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 104-113

  Djupesland, P G ^a   Lyholm, B ^b  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Numerical Lab   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acoustic rhinometry; Nasal airway; Neonates; Reflectrometry; Technical properties

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; CHILD GROWTH; HUMAN; INFANT; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; NEWBORN; REPRODUCIBILITY; RHINOMETRY;

ACOUSTICS; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MODELS, ANATOMIC; NASAL CAVITY; NOISE; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031770545     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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