Efficient computations of gas transport in the respiratory tree

Mathematical Medicine and Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-104

  Whiteley, Jonathan P ^a   Gavaghan, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adjoint methods; Computational efficiency; Linear functional; PDE's

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; INERT GASES;

ADJOINT METHODS; ADJOINT PROBLEMS; CLINICAL SITUATIONS; EFFICIENT COMPUTATION; GAS TRANSPORT; LINEAR FUNCTIONAL; LINEAR FUNCTIONALS; PDE;

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; INERT GAS; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BREATHING; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS TRANSPORT; LINEAR SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; HUMAN; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METABOLISM; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 1342333594     PISSN: 14778599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imammb/20.1.91     Document Type: Article

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