Numerical simulations of aerosol delivery to the human lung with an idealized laryngeal model, image-based airway model, and automatic meshing algorithm.

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Published in Comput Fluids on February 10, 2017

Authors

Shinjiro Miyawaki1, Eric A Hoffman2,3,4, Ching-Long Lin1,4,5

Author Affiliations

1: IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242.
2: Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242.
3: Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242.
4: Radiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242.
5: Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242.

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