Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 105-131 , June 2009

Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome by Computational Fluid Dynamics

  • Somsak Sittitavornwong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
    • ,
  • Peter D. Waite

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
    • ,
  • Alan M. Shih

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
    • ,
  • Roy Koomullil

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
    • ,
  • Yasushi Ito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
    • ,
  • Gary C. Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
    • ,
  • Deli Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology and Oncology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Deli Wang, PhD, Hematology and Oncology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

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