CSF flow dynamics at the craniovertebral junction studied with an idealized model of the subarachnoid space and computational flow analysis

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 185-192

  Linge, Svein O ^a,b   Haughton, V ^b,c   Lovgren A E ^b   Mardal, K A ^b   Langtangen, H P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^b SIMULA RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Norway)

^c University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CERVICAL ATLAS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

EID: 75749125419     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1766     Document Type: Article

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