Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2006):

Employing graphics hardware for an interactive exploration of the airflow in the human nasal cavity.

Full Abstract

This paper presents an interactive method for the intuitive exploration of airflow within the human nose. Employing the computational power of modern graphics hardware allows for computing the movement of large numbers of particles through the flow domain. By using tetrahedral grids, we preserve the precision of the numerical flow simulation even for irregular flow domains. For rendering, we employ billboard-based visualization methods, which result in a high visual quality at little computational cost and highly interactive frame rates.

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Author information

Author/s: Schirski, Marc (M); Bischof, Christian (C); Kuhlen, Torsten (T);

Affiliation: Virtual Reality Group, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. schirski(-atsign-)rz.rwth-aachen.de

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Studies in health technology and informatics (Stud Health Technol Inform), published in Netherlands. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-; vol 125 (issue ) : pp 409-11

Dates: Created 2007/03/22; Completed 2007/05/18;

PMID: 17377313, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Computer Graphics Computer Simulation Germany Humans

Humans Nasal Cavity Rhinomanometry User-Computer Interface

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