Aerodynamic characteristics inside the rhino-sinonasal cavity after functional endoscopic sinus surgery

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 388-392

  Chen, Xiao Bing ^a   Lee, Heow Pueh ^a   Chong, Vincent Fook Hin ^a   Wang, De Yun ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE CAVITY;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; NASAL CAVITY; PARANASAL SINUSES; RESPIRATION; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84455209557     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2011.25.3669     Document Type: Article

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