A numerical investigation of waves propagating in the spinal cord and subarachnoid space in the presence of a syrinx

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1189-1205

  Bertram, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Chiari malformation; Fluid structure interaction; Syringomyelia; Wave transmission

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; AXISYMMETRIC; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHIARI MALFORMATION; DURA MATER; FINITE-ELEMENT CODES; FLUID-FILLED CAVITY; INTERACTION MODEL; NERVE SIGNAL; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PRESSURE WAVES; SPINAL CORDS; SUBARACHNOID SPACES; SYRINGOMYELIA; TRANSVERSE TENSILE; WAVE PREDICTIONS;

BODY FLUIDS; BRAIN; DOSIMETRY; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; FLUIDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR; TENSILE STRENGTH; WAVE PROPAGATION;

WAVE TRANSMISSION;

EID: 70149083887     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: 10958622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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