Review of computational fluid dynamics in the assessment of nasal air flow and analysis of its limitations

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 271, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2349-2354

  Quadrio, Maurizio ^a   Pipolo, Carlotta ^b   Corti, Stefano ^a   Lenzi, Riccardo ^b   Messina, Francesco ^b   Pesci, Chiara ^a   Felisati, Giovanni ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D model; Airflow; Computational fluid dynamics; Nasal cavity; Surgical planning

Indexed keywords

BREATHING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDRODYNAMICS; NOSE; NOSE CAVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RHINOMANOMETRY;

HUMANS; HYDRODYNAMICS; NASAL CAVITY; NOSE; RESPIRATION; RHINOMANOMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84905851597     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: 14344726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-013-2742-3     Document Type: Review

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