Patient specific CFD models of nasal airflow: Overview of methods and challenges

• Published in: Journal of biomechanics Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 299 - 306
• Main Authors: Kim, Sung Kyun, Na, Yang, Kim, Jee-In, Chung, Seung-Kyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 18.01.2013; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: 3D modeling; Biomedical flow; CFD; Computer Simulation; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Models, Biological; Nasal cavity; Nasal Cavity - pathology; Nasal Cavity - physiopathology; Nasal Cavity - surgery; Nose; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Physiology; Pulmonary Ventilation; Simulation; Software; Studies; CFD; 3D modeling; Biomedical flow; Physiology; Nasal cavity
• ISSN: 0021-9290; 1873-2380; 1873-2380
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.11.022

Respiratory physiology and pathology are strongly dependent on the airflow inside the nasal cavity. However, the nasal anatomy, which is characterized by complex airway channels and significant individual differences, is difficult to analyze. Thus, commonly adopted diagnostic tools have yielded limi...