The nasal valve: A review of the anatomy, imaging, and physiology

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 143-150

  Wexler, David B ^a,c   Davidson, Terence M ^b  

^a HILLEL YAFFE MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Fallon Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ANALYSIS; FACIAL BONE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE AIRWAY RESISTANCE; NOSE CARTILAGE; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE SEPTUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; RHINOMETRY;

EID: 3543058832     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240401800303     Document Type: Review

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