Effects of septal perforation on nasal airflow: Computer simulation study

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-54

  Lee, H P ^a   Garlapati, R R ^b   Chong, V F H ^b   Wang, D Y ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Nasal septum; Perforation; Respiratory airflow

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISTAXIS; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; NOSE; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE SEPTUM PERFORATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SHEAR STRESS; VELOCITY;

AIR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MODELS, ANATOMIC; NASAL SEPTUM; NOSE DISEASES; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 75149179463     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215109990971     Document Type: Article

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