| Simulating ventilation distribution in heterogenous lung injury using a binary tree data structure. | |
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PMID: 21872852 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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To determine the impact of mechanical heterogeneity on the distribution of regional flows and pressures in the injured lung, we developed an anatomic model of the canine lung comprised of an asymmetric branching airway network, which can be stored as binary tree data structure. The entire tree can be traversed using a recursive flow divider algorithm, allowing for efficient computation of acinar flow and pressure distributions in a mechanically heterogeneous lung. These distributions were found to be highly dependent on ventilation frequency and the heterogeneity of tissue elastances, reflecting the preferential distribution of ventilation to areas of lower regional impedance. |
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Ashley A Colletti; Reza Amini; David W Kaczka |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-8-26 |
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Title: Computers in biology and medicine Volume: - ISSN: 1879-0534 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Aug |
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Created Date: 2011-8-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 1250250 Medline TA: Comput Biol Med Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. |
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