Functional imaging using computational fluid dynamics to predict treatment success of mandibular advancement devices in sleep-disordered breathing

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 3708-3714

  De Backer, J W ^a,b   Vanderveken, O M ^b   Vos, W G ^a,b   Devolder, A ^b   Verhulst, S L ^b   Verbraecken, J A ^b   Parizel, P M ^b   Braem, M J ^b   Van de Heyning, P H ^b   De Backer, W A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Imaging; Oral appliances; Sleep apnea; Snoring; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL IMAGING; SLEEP RESEARCH;

MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT DEVICES (MAD); ORAL APPLIANCES; SLEEP APNEA; SNORING; UPPER AIRWAY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ADULT; AIRWAY; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT DEVICE; PILOT STUDY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RHEOLOGY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36248966570     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.06.022     Document Type: Article

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