Simulation on Movement of Healthy Human Soft Palate during Respiration
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INTRODUCTION The compliance of upper airway tissues during respiration could lead to snoring in human subjects and collapse of the airway in patients of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The patterns of dynamic wall movement of human upper airway and the causes of OSA are still not fully understood. This study attempts to simulate the movement of human soft palate during respiration using fluid-structure interaction (FSI) simulation.
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تاریخ انتشار 2012