Computed nasal resistance compared with patient-reported symptoms in surgically treated nasal airway passages: A preliminary report

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Kimbell, Julia S ^a   Garcia, Guilherme J M ^b   Frank, Dennis O ^a   Cannon, Daniel E ^c   Pawar, Sachin S ^c   Rhee, John S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE AIRWAY RESISTANCE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; STEADY STATE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; NASAL SEPTUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862167892     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2012.26.3766     Document Type: Article

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