Tracheal and central bronchial aerodynamics using virtual bronchoscopy and computational fluid dynamics.
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Abstract
Virtual bronchoscopy reconstructions of the airway noninvasively provide useful morphologic information of structural abnormalities such as stenoses and masses. In this paper, we show how virtual bronchoscopy can be used to perform aerodynamic calculations in anatomically realistic models. Pressure and flow patterns in a human airway were computed noninvasively. These showed decreased pressure and increased shear stress in the region of a stenosis.
Medical subject headings
- Bronchi
- Bronchoscopy
- Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
- Models, Biological
- Trachea
- User-Computer Interface