Customized three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics simulation of the upper airway of obstructive sleep apnea

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 791-799

  Sung, Sang Jin ^a   Jeong, Soo Jin ^b   Yu, Yong Seok ^c   Hwang, Chung Ju ^d   Pae, Eung Kwon ^e  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Donghae University   (South Korea)

^c CANTIBio INC BME   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University College of Dentistry   (South Korea)

^e UCLA SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 dimensional customized models; Computational fluid dynamics; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748568149     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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