Effect of accessory ostia on maxillary sinus ventilation: A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) study

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 91-99

  Zhu, Jian Hua ^a   Lee, Heow Pueh ^a   Lim, Kian Meng ^a   Gordon, Bruce R ^b,c   Wang, De Yun ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CAPE COD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory ostium; CFD simulation; Maxillary sinus airflow; Maxillary sinus ventilation; Ostiomeatal complex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG VENTILATION; MAXILLARY SINUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REYNOLDS RISK SCORE; SIMULATION;

ADULT; AIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAXILLARY SINUS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84864343363     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2012.06.026     Document Type: Article

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