Abstract
Nasal inspiration is important for maintaining the internal milieu of the lung, since ambient air is conditioned to nearly alveolar conditions (body temperature and fully saturated with water vapor) on reaching the nasopharynx. Recently, pharmaceutical and surgical interventions are used at an increasing rate to restore both nasal structure and function. In this study, we examined the impact of surgical interventions on the overall capacity of the nasal cavity to condition inspired air to near alveolar conditions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1523-1524 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings |
| Volume | 2 |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 24th Annual Conference and the 2002 Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES / EMBS) - Houston, TX, United States Duration: 23 Oct 2002 → 26 Oct 2002 |
Keywords
- Heat transfer
- Model
- Nasal cavity
- Turbinectomy
- Water vapor transfer