Arodynamic effects of inferior turbinate reduction: Computational fluid dynamics simulation

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1102-1107

  Wexler, David ^a   Segal, Rebecca ^b   Kimbell, Julia ^b  

^a Fallon Clinic   (United States)

^b CIIT CENTERS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLUID FLOW; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NOSE; NOSE AIRWAY RESISTANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TURBINATE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREATHING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; NOSE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RESPIRATION; TURBINATES;

EID: 29144478474     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: 08864470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.131.12.1102     Document Type: Article

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