Tracheal stenosis: A flow dynamics study

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1178-1184

  Brouns, Mark ^a   Jayaraju, Santhosh T ^a   Lacor, Chris ^a   De Mey, Johan ^b   Noppen, Marc ^b   Vincken, Walter ^b   Verbanck, Sylvia ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG PRESSURE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA; TRACHEA STENOSIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; TRACHEAL STENOSIS;

EID: 33847700508     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01063.2006     Document Type: Article

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