A lumped-parameter model of the cerebrospinal system for investigating arterial-driven flow in posttraumatic syringomyelia

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 874-882

  Elliott, N S J ^a   Lockerby, D A ^b   Brodbelt, A R ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Lumped parameter model; Perivascular flow; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL STUDIES; ARTERIAL PULSATION; BLOOD SUPPLY; CEREBRO SPINAL FLUIDS; FLUID TRANSPORT; LUMPED PARAMETER MODELS; MEAN PRESSURES; MECHANICAL PERTURBATIONS; PERIODIC STEADY STATE; PERIVASCULAR FLOW; PHASE DIFFERENCE; PHASE LAGS; PRESSURE PULSE; SPINAL CORDS; STORAGE CAPACITY; SUBARACHNOID SPACES; SYRINGOMYELIA;

BODY FLUIDS; BRAIN; FLUIDS;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ARACHNOIDITIS; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FLUID TRANSPORT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC SYRINGOMYELIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STEADY STATE; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SYRINGOMYELIA;

ARTERIES; HEMODYNAMICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SYRINGOMYELIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79961028804     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: 18734030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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