Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 7 , Pages 872-879 , September 2008

Flow analyses in the lower airways: Patient-specific model and boundary conditions

  • J.W. De Backer

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital Antwerp, Department of Pulmonology, Belgium
    • University of Antwerp, Department of Physics, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: University Hospital Antwerp, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, Belgium. Tel.: +32 475388786; fax: +32 38214447.
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  • W.G. Vos

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital Antwerp, Department of Pulmonology, Belgium
    • University of Antwerp, Department of Physics, Belgium
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  • C.D. Gorlé

      Affiliations

    • Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
    • University of Antwerp, EMAT, Belgium
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  • P. Germonpré

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital Antwerp, Department of Pulmonology, Belgium
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  • B. Partoens

      Affiliations

    • University of Antwerp, Department of Physics, Belgium
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  • F.L.Wuyts

      Affiliations

    • University of Antwerp, Department of Physics, Belgium
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  • P.M. Parizel

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital Antwerp, Department of Radiology, Belgium
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  • W. De Backer

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital Antwerp, Department of Pulmonology, Belgium

Received 26 March 2007 ,Revised 8 October 2007 ,Accepted 3 November 2007.

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PII: S1350-4533(07)00184-1

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.11.002

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 7 , Pages 872-879 , September 2008

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