A review of the implications of computational fluid dynamic studies on nasal airflow and physiology

Rhinology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-145

  Leong, S C ^a   Chen, X B ^b   Lee, H P ^b   Wang, D Y ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Airflow; Computational fluid dynamics; Paranasal sinuses; Physiology

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; FLOW KINETICS; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE DISEASE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SEPTUM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TURBINATE;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; HUMANS; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; NASAL SEPTUM; NOSE DISEASES; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RHEOLOGY; TURBINATES;

EID: 77953015909     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4193/Rhin09.133     Document Type: Review

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