The effects of the interthalamic adhesion position on cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in the cerebral ventricles

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 579-582

  Cheng, Shaokoon ^a   Tan, Kristy ^a   Bilston, Lynne E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebral ventricles; Cerebrospinal fluid; Computational fluid dynamics; Interthalamic adhesion

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL FEATURES; CARDIAC CYCLES; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CEREBRO SPINAL FLUIDS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; INCOMPRESSIBLE NEWTONIAN FLUID; INLET BOUNDARY; PERIODIC MOTION; SHAPE AND SIZE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; UNIQUE FEATURES; VENTRICULAR SYSTEMS;

ADHESION; BODY FLUIDS; BRAIN; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; INLET FLOW; LOCATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FLUIDS;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LAMINAR FLOW; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL;

ADHESIVENESS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; THALAMUS;

EID: 74449085286     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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