Mucus distribution model in a lung with cystic fibrosis

Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Zarei, Sara ^a   Mirtar, Ali ^b   Rohwer, Forest ^c   Conrad, Douglas J ^d   Theilmann, Rebecca J ^e   Salamon, Peter ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

AIRWAY WALLS; CAUCASIANS; CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISTRIBUTION MODELS; FUNCTION OF TIME; VOLUME GROWTH;

GROWTH RATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LUNG CYSTIC FIBROSIS; LUNG FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUCUS; MUCUS DISTRIBUTION MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ALGORITHM; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE COURSE; IMAGE PROCESSING; LUNG; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; BIOFILMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MUCUS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 84869012893     PISSN: 1748670X     EISSN: 17486718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/970809     Document Type: Article

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