Computational fluid dynamics analysis of upper airway reconstructed from magnetic resonance imaging data

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 303-309

  Mihaescu, Mihai ^a   Murugappan, Shanmugam ^b   Gutmark, Ephraim ^a   Donnelly, Lane F ^c   Khosla, Siddarth ^b   Kalra, Maninder ^c  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway collapsibility; Computational fluid dynamics; Obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DIGITAL IMAGING AND COMMUNICATIONS IN MEDICINE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INHALATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SIMULATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STEADY STATE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; VELOCITY;

EID: 42149129437     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940811700411     Document Type: Article

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