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Xiao Q, Gunatilaka C, McConnell K, Bates A. The effect of including dynamic imaging derived airway wall motion in CFD simulations of respiratory airflow in patients with OSA. Sci Rep 2024; 14:17242. [PMID: 39060561 PMCID: PMC11282179 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-68180-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an airway disease caused by periodic collapse of the airway during sleep. Imaging-based subject-specific computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations allow non-invasive assessment of clinically relevant metrics such as total pressure loss (TPL) in patients with OSA. However, most of such studies use static airway geometries, which neglect physiological airway motion. This study aims to quantify how much the airway moves during the respiratory cycle, and to determine how much this motion affects CFD pressure loss predictions. Motion of the airway wall was quantified using cine MRI data captured over a single respiratory cycle in three subjects with OSA. Synchronously-measured respiratory airflow was used as the flow boundary condition for all simulations. Simulations were performed for full respiratory cycles with 5 different wall boundary conditions: (1) a moving airway wall, and static airway walls at (2) peak inhalation, (3) end inhalation, (4) peak exhalation, and (5) end exhalation. Geometric analysis exposed significant local airway cross-sectional area (CSA) variability, with local CSA varying as much as 300%. The comparative CFD simulations revealed the discrepancies between dynamic and static wall simulations are subject-specific, with TPL differing by up to 400% between static and dynamic simulations. There is no consistent pattern to which static wall CFD simulations overestimate or underestimate the airway TPL. This variability underscores the complexity of accurately modeling airway physiology and the importance of considering dynamic anatomical factors to predict realistic respiratory airflow dynamics in patients with OSA.
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- Qiwei Xiao
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, MLC2021, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, MLC2021, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, MLC2021, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, MLC2021, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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Emmerling J, Vahaji S, Morton DAV, Fletcher DF, Inthavong K. Scale resolving simulations of the effect of glottis motion and the laryngeal jet on flow dynamics during respiration. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2024; 247:108064. [PMID: 38382308 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2024.108064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The movement of the respiratory walls has a significant impact on airflow through the respiratory tract. The majority of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) studies assume a static geometry which may not provide a realistic flow field. Furthermore, many studies use Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) turbulence models that do not resolve turbulence structure. Combining the application of advanced scale-resolving turbulence models with moving respiratory walls using CFD will provide detailed insights into respiratory flow structures. METHODS This study simulated a complete breathing cycle involving inhalation and exhalation in a nasal cavity to trachea geometry that incorporated moving glottis walls. A second breathing cycle was simulated with static glottis walls for comparison. A recently developed hybrid RANS-LES turbulence model, the Stress-Blended Eddy Simulation (SBES), was incorporated to resolve turbulent flow structures in fine detail for both transient simulations. Transient results were compared with steady-state RANS simulations for the same respiratory geometry. RESULTS Glottis motion caused substantial effects on flow structure through the complete breathing cycle. Significant flow structure and velocity variations were observed due to glottal motion, primarily in the larynx and trachea. Resolved turbulence structures using SBES showed an intense mixing section in the glottis region during inhalation and in the nasopharynx during expiration, which was not present in the RANS simulations. CONCLUSION Transient simulations of a realistic breathing cycle uncovered flow structures absent in simulations with a constant flow rate. Furthermore, the incorporation of glottis motion impacted airflow characteristics that suggest rigid respiratory walls do not accurately describe respiratory flow. Future research in respiratory airflow should be conducted using transient scale-resolving models in conjunction with moving respiratory walls to capture flow structures in detail.
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- Jake Emmerling
- School of Engineering, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds 3216, Australia
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- Mechanical & Automotive Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds 3216, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Mechanical & Automotive Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia.
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Williams J, Ahlqvist H, Cunningham A, Kirby A, Katz I, Fleming J, Conway J, Cunningham S, Ozel A, Wolfram U. Validated respiratory drug deposition predictions from 2D and 3D medical images with statistical shape models and convolutional neural networks. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0297437. [PMID: 38277381 PMCID: PMC10817191 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/28/2024] Open
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For the one billion sufferers of respiratory disease, managing their disease with inhalers crucially influences their quality of life. Generic treatment plans could be improved with the aid of computational models that account for patient-specific features such as breathing pattern, lung pathology and morphology. Therefore, we aim to develop and validate an automated computational framework for patient-specific deposition modelling. To that end, an image processing approach is proposed that could produce 3D patient respiratory geometries from 2D chest X-rays and 3D CT images. We evaluated the airway and lung morphology produced by our image processing framework, and assessed deposition compared to in vivo data. The 2D-to-3D image processing reproduces airway diameter to 9% median error compared to ground truth segmentations, but is sensitive to outliers of up to 33% due to lung outline noise. Predicted regional deposition gave 5% median error compared to in vivo measurements. The proposed framework is capable of providing patient-specific deposition measurements for varying treatments, to determine which treatment would best satisfy the needs imposed by each patient (such as disease and lung/airway morphology). Integration of patient-specific modelling into clinical practice as an additional decision-making tool could optimise treatment plans and lower the burden of respiratory diseases.
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- Josh Williams
- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Hartree Centre, STFC Daresbury Laboratory, Daresbury, United Kingdom
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- National Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre in Respiratory Disease, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- National Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre in Respiratory Disease, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Respiratory Sciences, Centre for Health and Life Sciences, Brunel University, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Institute for Material Science and Engineering, TU Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
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Werner R, Fuchs S, Trouvain J, Kürbis S, Möbius B, Birkholz P. Acoustics of Breath Noises in Human Speech: Descriptive and Three-Dimensional Modeling Approaches. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2023:1-15. [PMID: 37971432 DOI: 10.1044/2023_jslhr-23-00112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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PURPOSE Breathing is ubiquitous in speech production, crucial for structuring speech, and a potential diagnostic indicator for respiratory diseases. However, the acoustic characteristics of speech breathing remain underresearched. This work aims to characterize the spectral properties of human inhalation noises in a large speaker sample and explore their potential similarities with speech sounds. Speech sounds are mostly realized with egressive airflow. To account for this, we investigated the effect of airflow direction (inhalation vs. exhalation) on acoustic properties of certain vocal tract (VT) configurations. METHOD To characterize human inhalation, we describe spectra of breath noises produced by human speakers from two data sets comprising 34 female and 100 male participants. To investigate the effect of airflow direction, three-dimensional-printed VT models of a male and a female speaker with static VT configurations of four vowels and four fricatives were used. An airstream was directed through these VT configurations in both directions, and their spectral consequences were analyzed. RESULTS For human inhalations, we found spectra with a decreasing slope and several weak peaks below 3 kHz. These peaks show moderate (female) to strong (male) overlap with resonances found for participants inhaling with a VT configuration of a central vowel. Results for the VT models suggest that airflow direction is crucial for spectral properties of sibilants, /ç/, and /i:/, but not the other sounds we investigated. Inhalation noise is most similar to /ə/ where airflow direction does not play a role. CONCLUSIONS Inhalation is realized on ingressive airflow, and inhalation noises have specific resonance properties that are most similar to /ə/ but occur without phonation. Airflow direction does not play a role in this specific VT configuration, but subglottal resonances may do. For future work, we suggest investigating the articulation of speech breathing and link it to current work on pause postures. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.24520585.
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- Raphael Werner
- Department of Language Science and Technology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Leibniz-Centre General Linguistics (ZAS), Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Language Science and Technology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Institute of Acoustics and Speech Communication, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Language Science and Technology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Institute of Acoustics and Speech Communication, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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Derlatka-Kochel M, Kumoniewski P, Majos M, Ludwisiak K, Pomorski L, Majos A. Pre- and Postoperative Ultrasound and MRI Examinations in Assessing Vocal Folds in Patients with Goiter. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12061362. [PMID: 35741172 PMCID: PMC9221659 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12061362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Aim of the study: To determine the value of dynamic examinations ultrasound (US) and MRI in the 1.5T field in the assessment of the mobility of vocal folds (VF) in comparison to laryngoscopy in patients with thyroid gland resection. Materials and methods: A total of 44 patients with goiter, before and after thyroidectomy, were subjected to videolaryngoscopy and dynamic examinations of the vocal folds using ultrasound and the following MRI sequences: generic gradient echo (GRE) and true fast imaging with steady-state precession (TRUFI). The qualitative and quantitative data were analyzed, i.e., the angles of deviation from the midline of the vocal folds and the area of the right and left rima glottidis compartments. Results: The analysis of qualitative data showed that the results obtained by laryngoscopy, US and MRI are independent of the diagnostic method used in the group of patients pre and post thyroidectomy. Between the pre- and postoperative examinations in the group of paralyzed vocal folds, statistically significant differences were found in the minimum and maximum values of the angles for the MRI-GRE and MRI-TRUFI sequences and the maximum value of the angles in the US examination, but also in the maximum value of the area of the glottis compartments in both MRI-GRE and MRI-TRUFI dynamic sequences and the minimum value of the area in the sequence MRI-GRE. Statistically significant differences were found in both MRI sequences during phonation, both for the value of the angles and the area of the affected vocal folds. However, no statistically significant differences were found in the values of the angles or the areas in both vocal fold imaging methods without identified mobility abnormalities. Conclusions: Ultrasound and MRI examinations using dynamic sequences have a similar diagnostic value to laryngoscopy in the assessment of vocal fold paralysis in patients with goiter. The GRE sequence seems to be the most reliable one in determining vocal fold paralysis, and the most reliable parameter is the maximum area of the rima glottidis compartment. The inclusion of dynamic short sequences widely available in 1.5T scanners in standard neck examination protocols represents a novelty of the method and a promising diagnostic perspective in the diagnosis of vocal fold paralysis.
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- Magdalena Derlatka-Kochel
- Department of Radiologic and Isotopic Diagnositcs and Therapy, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland; (M.D.-K.); (K.L.); (A.M.)
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- Department of General and Oncological Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland; (P.K.); (L.P.)
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- Department of Radiologic and Isotopic Diagnositcs and Therapy, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland; (M.D.-K.); (K.L.); (A.M.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Radiologic and Isotopic Diagnositcs and Therapy, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland; (M.D.-K.); (K.L.); (A.M.)
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- Department of General and Oncological Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland; (P.K.); (L.P.)
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- Department of Radiologic and Isotopic Diagnositcs and Therapy, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland; (M.D.-K.); (K.L.); (A.M.)
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Fate of inhaled aerosols under the influence of glottal motion in a realistic insilico human tracheobronchial tree model. Eur J Pharm Sci 2022; 173:106172. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2022.106172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Osbeck Sandblom H, Dotevall H, Svennerholm K, Tuomi L, Finizia C. Characterization of dysphagia and laryngeal findings in COVID-19 patients treated in the ICU-An observational clinical study. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0252347. [PMID: 34086717 PMCID: PMC8177545 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background Dysphagia appears to be common in patients with severe COVID-19. Information about the characteristics of dysphagia and laryngeal findings in COVID-19 patients treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) is still limited. Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate oropharyngeal swallowing function and laryngeal appearance and function in patients with severe COVID-19. Method A series of 25 ICU patients with COVID-19 and signs of dysphagia were examined with fiberendoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) during the latter stage of ICU care or after discharge from the ICU. Swallowing function and laryngeal findings were assessed with standard rating scales from video recordings. Results Pooling of secretions was found in 92% of patients. Eleven patients (44%) showed signs of silent aspiration to the trachea on at least one occasion. All patients showed residue after swallowing to some degree both in the vallecula and hypopharynx. Seventy-six percent of patients had impaired vocal cord movement. Erythema of the vocal folds was found in 60% of patients and edema in the arytenoid region in 60%. Conclusion Impairment of oropharyngeal swallowing function and abnormal laryngeal findings were common in this series of patients with severe COVID-19 treated in the ICU. To avoid complications related to dysphagia in this patient group, it seems to be of great importance to evaluate the swallowing function as a standard procedure, preferably at an early stage, before initiation of oral intake. Fiberendoscopic evaluation of swallowing is preferred due to the high incidence of pooling of secretion in the hypopharynx, silent aspiration, and residuals. Further studies of the impact on swallowing function in short- and long-term in patients with COVID-19 are warranted.
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- Hanna Osbeck Sandblom
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Gunatilaka CC, Schuh A, Higano NS, Woods JC, Bates AJ. The effect of airway motion and breathing phase during imaging on CFD simulations of respiratory airflow. Comput Biol Med 2020; 127:104099. [PMID: 33152667 PMCID: PMC7770091 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2020.104099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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RATIONALE Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of respiratory airflow can quantify clinically useful information that cannot be obtained directly, such as the work of breathing (WOB), resistance to airflow, and pressure loss. However, patient-specific CFD simulations are often based on medical imaging that does not capture airway motion and thus may not represent true physiology, directly affecting those measurements. OBJECTIVES To quantify the variation of respiratory airflow metrics obtained from static models of airway anatomy at several respiratory phases, temporally averaged airway anatomies, and dynamic models that incorporate physiological motion. METHODS Neonatal airway images were acquired during free-breathing using 3D high-resolution MRI and reconstructed at several respiratory phases in two healthy subjects and two with airway disease (tracheomalacia). For each subject, five static (end expiration, peak inspiration, end inspiration, peak expiration, averaged) and one dynamic CFD simulations were performed. WOB, airway resistance, and pressure loss across the trachea were obtained for each static simulation and compared with the dynamic simulation results. RESULTS Large differences were found in the airflow variables between the static simulations at various respiratory phases and the dynamic simulation. Depending on the static airway model used, WOB, resistance, and pressure loss varied up to 237%, 200%, and 94% compared to the dynamic simulation respectively. CONCLUSIONS Changes in tracheal size and shape throughout the breathing cycle directly affect respiratory airflow dynamics and breathing effort. Simulations incorporating realistic airway wall dynamics most closely represent airway physiology; if limited to static simulations, the airway geometry must be obtained during the respiratory phase of interest for a given pathology.
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- Chamindu C Gunatilaka
- Center for Pulmonary Imaging Research, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, USA; Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA
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- Department of Computing, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Center for Pulmonary Imaging Research, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, USA; Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, USA
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- Center for Pulmonary Imaging Research, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, USA; Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA; Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, USA; Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, USA
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- Center for Pulmonary Imaging Research, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, USA; Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, USA.
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Norlander K, Johansson H, Emtner M, Janson C, Nordvall L, Nordang L. Differences in laryngeal movements during exercise in healthy and dyspnoeic adolescents. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2020; 129:109765. [PMID: 31706111 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To compare glottic and supraglottic movements in healthy adolescents and adolescents experiencing dyspnoea during strenuous exercise. METHODS Using the continuous laryngoscopy exercise (CLE)-test laryngeal movements during exercise were analysed in healthy controls (n = 28) and compared to subjects with exercise induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) (n = 10), exercise induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) (n = 10) and subjects experiencing exercise-induced dyspnoea without having any of these diagnoses (n = 31). Images from the video recordings were assessed regarding glottic angle, glottic area and supraglottic area using the software measuring tool EILOMEA. RESULTS No significant differences were detected between controls, the dyspnoea group without a diagnosis of EIB or EILO and the EIB group regarding glottis angle, glottis area or supraglottic area at maximum effort. All three parameters differed significantly in the EILO group compared to the other groups (p=<0.001). In the group with EILO all but one had supraglottic obstruction (corresponding to a CLE-test score ≥2). Movement of the laryngeal structures, corresponding to a CLE-test score of 1, at glottic and/or supraglottic level was seen in 26 of 35 (74%) of controls, 34 out of 41 (83%) of patients in the dyspnoea group, and in 25 of 38 (66%) of EIB-subjects. CONCLUSION Minor movements at both glottic and supraglottic level are equally common in healthy controls as among adolescents with exercise induced dyspnoea without EIB or EILO and adolescents with EIB. Adolescents with EILO had a statistically significant more pronounced supraglottic obstruction than the other groups.
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- Katarina Norlander
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Uppsala University, Akademiska Sjukhuset, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Physiotherapy, Uppsala University, Box 593 BMC, 751 24, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Physiotherapy, Uppsala University, Box 593 BMC, 751 24, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Respiratory, Allergy and Sleep Research, Akademiska Sjukhuset, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Akademiska Sjukhuset, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Uppsala University, Akademiska Sjukhuset, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden
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Glottis motion effects on the particle transport and deposition in a subject-specific mouth-to-trachea model: A CFPD study. Comput Biol Med 2020; 116:103532. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2019.103532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Poorbahrami K, Mummy DG, Fain SB, Oakes JM. Patient-specific modeling of aerosol delivery in healthy and asthmatic adults. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2019; 127:1720-1732. [PMID: 31513445 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00221.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The magnitude and regional heterogeneity of airway obstructions in severe asthmatics is likely linked to insufficient drug delivery, as evidenced by the inability to mitigate exacerbations with inhaled aerosol medications. To understand the correlation between morphometric features, airflow distribution, and inhaled dosimetry, we perform dynamic computational simulations in two healthy and four asthmatic subjects. Models incorporate computed tomography-based and patient-specific central airway geometries and hyperpolarized 3He MRI-measured segmental ventilation defect percentages (SVDPs), implemented as resistance boundary conditions. Particles [diameters (dp) = 1, 3, and 5 μm] are simulated throughout inhalation, and we record their initial conditions, both spatially and temporally, with their fate in the lung. Predictions highlight that total central airway deposition is the same between the healthy subjects (26.6%, dp = 3 μm) but variable among the asthmatic subjects (ranging from 5.9% to 59.3%, dp = 3 μm). We found that by preferentially releasing the particles during times of fast or slow inhalation rates we enhance either central airway deposition percentages or peripheral particle delivery, respectively. These predictions highlight the potential to identify with simulations patients who may not receive adequate therapeutic dosages with inhaled aerosol medication and therefore identify patients who may benefit from alternative treatment strategies. Furthermore, by improving regional dose levels, we may be able to preferentially deliver drugs to the airways in need, reducing associated adverse side effects.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Although it is evident that exacerbation mitigation is unsuccessful in some asthmatics, it remains unclear whether or not these patients receive adequate dosages of inhaled therapeutics. By coupling MRI and computed tomography data with patient-specific computational models, our predictions highlight the large intersubject variability, specifically in severe asthma.
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- Kamran Poorbahrami
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.,Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.,Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
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Haghnegahdar A, Zhao J, Feng Y. Lung Aerosol Dynamics of Airborne Influenza A Virus-Laden Droplets and the Resultant Immune System Responses: An In Silico Study. JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE 2019; 134:34-55. [PMID: 31983771 PMCID: PMC6980466 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2019.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Influenza A Virus (IAV) replications start from the deposition of inhaled virus-laden droplets on the epithelial cells in the pulmonary tracts. In order to understand the local deposition patterns and within-host dynamics of infectious aerosols, accurate information of high-resolution imaging capabilities, as well as real-time flow cytometry analysis, are required for tracking infected cells, virus agents, and immune system responses. However, clinical and animal studies are in deficit to meet the above-mentioned demands, due to their limited operational flexibility and imaging resolution. Therefore, this study developed an experimentally validated multiscale epidemiological computational model, i.e., the Computational Fluid-Particle Dynamics (CFPD) plus Host Cell Dynamics (HCD) model, to predict the transport and deposition of the low-strain IAV-laden droplets, as well as the resultant regional immune system responses. The hygroscopic growth and shrinkage of IAV-laden droplets were accurately modeled. The subject-specific respiratory system was discretized by generating the new polyhedral-core mesh. By simulating both mouth and nasal breathing scenarios, the inhalations of isotonic IAV-laden droplets with three different compositions were achieved. It is the first time that parametric analysis was performed using the multiscale model on how different exposure conditions can influence the virus aerodynamics in the lung and the subsequent immune system responses. Numerical results show a higher viral accretion followed by a faster immune system response in the supraglottic region when droplets with the higher salt concentration were inhaled. Consequently, more severe symptoms and longer recovery are expected at the pharynx. Furthermore, local deposition maps of IAV-laden droplets and post-deposition infection dynamics provide informative and direct evidence which significantly enhance the fundamental understanding of the underlying mechanisms for upper airway and lower airway infections.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 74078
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 74078
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Bouvet A, Amelot A, Pelorson X, Maeda S, Van Hirtum A. External lighting and sensing photoglottography: Characterization and MSePGG algorithm. Biomed Signal Process Control 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bspc.2019.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Haghnegahdar A, Zhao J, Kozak M, Williamson P, Feng Y. Development of a hybrid CFD-PBPK model to predict the transport of xenon gas around a human respiratory system to systemic regions. Heliyon 2019; 5:e01461. [PMID: 31011641 PMCID: PMC6460377 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Administering incorrect doses of conventional anesthetic agents through the pulmonary route can cause potential health risks such as blood coagulation, platelet dysfunction, and deteriorating organ function. As an alternative, xenon can minimize the impact on the cardiovascular system and provide the neuroprotective effect, hemodynamic stability, and fast recovery. However, the inhalation pattern still needs to be carefully monitored and controlled to avoid health risks caused by over administering xenon to patients during unconsciousness. Thus, high-resolution lung absorption and whole-body translocation data are critically needed to fully understand how to administer the gas and coordinate with the patient to accurately control the dose. Clinical studies are not able to provide accurate dosimetry data due to their limited operational flexibility and imaging resolution. Therefore, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was employed in this study to simulate the transport and absorption of the inhaled xenon which is connected with a physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model to predict the translocation into the systemic regions. To study the effects of different breathing patterns on xenon transport dynamics in the human body, a realistic breathing waveform and two steady-state flow rates with inhalation durations of 2 and 1.5 seconds were selected. For the realistic breathing cycle, the inhalation-exhalation periods are defined for a human at rest and the other two cases have a fixed volumetric flow rate of 15 L/min. As the two latter cases only simulate the inspiratory phase, a 1-second holding time was applied to represent the missing periods of the full breathing time. Simulations were performed in a subject-specific human upper airway configuration from mouth to G6. Numerical results show that with the accurate lung uptake predictions obtained from the CFD model, the hybrid CFD-PBPK model with TRANSIT compartments generates more precise and breath-specific trends compared to simple PBPK models. Numerical results demonstrate that breathing pattern can significantly influence the xenon uptake in the human body, which can be utilized as a critical factor to be coordinated by clinicians to achieve the optimized xenon dose. Furthermore, parametric analyses were performed for the influence of breathing patterns on local airflow distributions, gas species translocations, and lung elimination mechanisms followed by species diffusion into the systemic regions.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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Na JS, Jung HD, Cho HJ, Choi YJ, Lee JS. Computational analysis of airflow dynamics for predicting collapsible sites in the upper airways: a preliminary study. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2019; 126:330-340. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00522.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to detail the relationship between the flow and structure characteristics of the upper airways and airway collapsibility in obstructive sleep apnea. Using a computational approach, we performed simulations of the flow and structure of the upper airways in two patients having different facial morphologies: retruding and protruding jaws, respectively. First, transient flow simulation was performed using a prescribed volume flow rate to observe flow characteristics within upper airways with an unsteady effect. In the retruding jaw, the maximum magnitude of velocity and pressure drop with velocity shear and vortical motion was observed at the oropharyngeal level. In contrast, in the protruding jaw, the overall magnitude of velocity and pressure was relatively small. To identify the cause of the pressure drop in the retruding jaw, pressure gradient components induced by flow were examined. Of note, vortical motion was highly associated with pressure drop. Structure simulation was performed to observe the deformation and collapsibility of soft tissue around the upper airways using the surface pressure obtained from the flow simulation. At peak flow rate, the soft tissue of the retruding jaw was highly expanded, and a collapse was observed at the oropharyngeal and epiglottis levels. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Aerodynamic characteristics have been reported to correlate with airway occlusion. However, a detailed mechanism of the phenomenon within the upper airways and its impact on airway collapsibility remain poorly understood. This study provides in silico results for aerodynamic characteristics, such as vortical structure, pressure drop, and exact location of the obstruction using a computational approach. Large deformation of soft tissue was observed in the retruding jaw, suggesting that it is responsible for obstructive sleep apnea.
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- Ji Sung Na
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Science Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Orthodontics, The Institute of Craniofacial Deformity, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Orthodontics, The Institute of Craniofacial Deformity, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea
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Longest PW, Bass K, Dutta R, Rani V, Thomas ML, El-Achwah A, Hindle M. Use of computational fluid dynamics deposition modeling in respiratory drug delivery. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2019; 16:7-26. [PMID: 30463458 PMCID: PMC6529297 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2019.1551875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Respiratory drug delivery is a surprisingly complex process with a number of physical and biological challenges. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a scientific simulation technique that is capable of providing spatially and temporally resolved predictions of many aspects related to respiratory drug delivery from initial aerosol formation through respiratory cellular drug absorption. AREAS COVERED This review article focuses on CFD-based deposition modeling applied to pharmaceutical aerosols. Areas covered include the development of new complete-airway CFD deposition models and the application of these models to develop a next-generation of respiratory drug delivery strategies. EXPERT OPINION Complete-airway deposition modeling is a valuable research tool that can improve our understanding of pharmaceutical aerosol delivery and is already supporting medical hypotheses, such as the expected under-treatment of the small airways in asthma. These complete-airway models are also being used to advance next-generation aerosol delivery strategies, like controlled condensational growth. We envision future applications of CFD deposition modeling to reduce the need for human subject testing in developing new devices and formulations, to help establish bioequivalence for the accelerated approval of generic inhalers, and to provide valuable new insights related to drug dissolution and clearance leading to microdosimetry maps of drug absorption.
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- P. Worth Longest
- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Saatci E. Correlation analysis of respiratory signals by using parallel coordinate plots. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2018; 153:41-51. [PMID: 29157460 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2017.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Revised: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The understanding of the bonds and the relationships between the respiratory signals, i.e. the airflow, the mouth pressure, the relative temperature and the relative humidity during breathing may provide the improvement on the measurement methods of respiratory mechanics and sensor designs or the exploration of the several possible applications in the analysis of respiratory disorders. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to propose a new combination of methods in order to determine the relationship between respiratory signals as a multidimensional data. METHODS In order to reveal the coupling between the processes two very different methods were used: the well-known statistical correlation analysis (i.e. Pearson's correlation and cross-correlation coefficient) and parallel coordinate plots (PCPs). Curve bundling with the number intersections for the correlation analysis, Least Mean Square Time Delay Estimator (LMS-TDE) for the point delay detection and visual metrics for the recognition of the visual structures were proposed and utilized in PCP. RESULTS The number of intersections was increased when the correlation coefficient changed from high positive to high negative correlation between the respiratory signals, especially if whole breath was processed. LMS-TDE coefficients plotted in PCP indicated well-matched point delay results to the findings in the correlation analysis. Visual inspection of PCB by visual metrics showed range, dispersions, entropy comparisons and linear and sinusoidal-like relationships between the respiratory signals. CONCLUSION It is demonstrated that the basic correlation analysis together with the parallel coordinate plots perceptually motivates the visual metrics in the display and thus can be considered as an aid to the user analysis by providing meaningful views of the data.
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- Esra Saatci
- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Istanbul Kultur University, Bakirkoy, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Perkins EL, Basu S, Garcia GJM, Buckmire RA, Shah RN, Kimbell JS. Ideal Particle Sizes for Inhaled Steroids Targeting Vocal Granulomas: Preliminary Study Using Computational Fluid Dynamics. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017; 158:511-519. [PMID: 29160160 DOI: 10.1177/0194599817742126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objectives Vocal fold granulomas are benign lesions of the larynx commonly caused by gastroesophageal reflux, intubation, and phonotrauma. Current medical therapy includes inhaled corticosteroids to target inflammation that leads to granuloma formation. Particle sizes of commonly prescribed inhalers range over 1 to 4 µm. The study objective was to use computational fluid dynamics to investigate deposition patterns over a range of particle sizes of inhaled corticosteroids targeting the larynx and vocal fold granulomas. Study Design Retrospective, case-specific computational study. Setting Tertiary academic center. Subjects/Methods A 3-dimensional anatomically realistic computational model of a normal adult airway from mouth to trachea was constructed from 3 computed tomography scans. Virtual granulomas of varying sizes and positions along the vocal fold were incorporated into the base model. Assuming steady-state, inspiratory, turbulent airflow at 30 L/min, computational fluid dynamics was used to simulate respiratory transport and deposition of inhaled corticosteroid particles ranging over 1 to 20 µm. Results Laryngeal deposition in the base model peaked for particle sizes 8 to 10 µm (2.8%-3.5%). Ideal sizes ranged over 6 to 10, 7 to 13, and 7 to 14 µm for small, medium, and large granuloma sizes, respectively. Glottic deposition was maximal at 10.8% for 9-µm-sized particles for the large posterior granuloma, 3 times the normal model (3.5%). Conclusion As the virtual granuloma size increased and the location became more posterior, glottic deposition and ideal particle size generally increased. This preliminary study suggests that inhalers with larger particle sizes, such as fluticasone propionate dry-powder inhaler, may improve laryngeal drug deposition. Most commercially available inhalers have smaller particles than suggested here.
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- Elizabeth L Perkins
- 1 Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- 1 Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- 2 Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.,3 Biotechnology and Bioengineering Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- 1 Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- 1 Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- 1 Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Xi J, Wang Z, Talaat K, Glide-Hurst C, Dong H. Numerical study of dynamic glottis and tidal breathing on respiratory sounds in a human upper airway model. Sleep Breath 2017; 22:463-479. [PMID: 29101633 DOI: 10.1007/s11325-017-1588-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Revised: 09/30/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Human snores are caused by vibrating anatomical structures in the upper airway. The glottis is a highly variable structure and a critical organ regulating inhaled flows. However, the effects of the glottis motion on airflow and breathing sound are not well understood, while static glottises have been implemented in most previous in silico studies. The objective of this study is to develop a computational acoustic model of human airways with a dynamic glottis and quantify the effects of glottis motion and tidal breathing on airflow and sound generation. METHODS Large eddy simulation and FW-H models were adopted to compute airflows and respiratory sounds in an image-based mouth-lung model. User-defined functions were developed that governed the glottis kinematics. Varying breathing scenarios (static vs. dynamic glottis; constant vs. sinusoidal inhalations) were simulated to understand the effects of glottis motion and inhalation pattern on sound generation. Pressure distributions were measured in airway casts with different glottal openings for model validation purpose. RESULTS Significant flow fluctuations were predicted in the upper airways at peak inhalation rates or during glottal constriction. The inhalation speed through the glottis was the predominating factor in the sound generation while the transient effects were less important. For all frequencies considered (20-2500 Hz), the static glottis substantially underestimated the intensity of the generated sounds, which was most pronounced in the range of 100-500 Hz. Adopting an equivalent steady flow rather than a tidal breathing further underestimated the sound intensity. An increase of 25 dB in average was observed for the life condition (sine-dynamic) compared to the idealized condition (constant-rigid) for the broadband frequencies, with the largest increase of approximately 40 dB at the frequency around 250 Hz. CONCLUSION Results show that a severely narrowing glottis during inhalation, as well as flow fluctuations in the downstream trachea, can generate audible sound levels.
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- Jinxiang Xi
- Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, California Baptist University, 432 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA, 92504, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, California Baptist University, 432 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA, 92504, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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Paz C, Suárez E, Parga O, Vence J. Glottis effects on the cough clearance process simulated with a CFD dynamic mesh and Eulerian wall film model. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2017; 20:1326-1338. [PMID: 28782386 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2017.1360872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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In this study, we have reproduced the cough clearance process with an Eulerian wall film model. The simulated domain is based on realistic geometry from the literature, which has been improved by adding the glottis and epiglottis. The vocal fold movement has been included due to the dynamic mesh method, considering different abduction and adduction angles and velocities. The proposed methodology captures the deformation of the flexible tissue, considers non-Newtonian properties for the mucus, and enables us to reproduce a single cough or a cough epoch. The cough efficiency (CE) has been used to quantify the overall performance of the cough, considering many different boundary conditions, for the analysis of the glottis effect. It was observed that a viscous shear force is the main mechanism in the cough clearance process, while the glottis closure time and the epiglottis position do not have a significant effect on the CE. The cough assistance devices improve the CE, and the enhancement rate grows logarithmically with the operating pressure. The cough can achieve an effective mucus clearance process, even with a fixed glottis. Nevertheless, the glottis closure substantially improves the CE results.
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- Concepción Paz
- a School of Industrial Engineering , University of Vigo , Vigo , Spain.,b Biofluids Research Group , Galicia Sur Heath Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), SERGAS-UVIGO , Vigo , Spain
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- a School of Industrial Engineering , University of Vigo , Vigo , Spain.,b Biofluids Research Group , Galicia Sur Heath Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), SERGAS-UVIGO , Vigo , Spain
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- a School of Industrial Engineering , University of Vigo , Vigo , Spain
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- a School of Industrial Engineering , University of Vigo , Vigo , Spain
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Longest PW, Tian G, Khajeh-Hosseini-Dalasm N, Hindle M. Validating Whole-Airway CFD Predictions of DPI Aerosol Deposition at Multiple Flow Rates. J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv 2016; 29:461-481. [PMID: 27082824 PMCID: PMC5220557 DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2015.1281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to compare aerosol deposition predictions of a new whole-airway CFD model with available in vivo data for a dry powder inhaler (DPI) considered across multiple inhalation waveforms, which affect both the particle size distribution (PSD) and particle deposition. METHODS The Novolizer DPI with a budesonide formulation was selected based on the availability of 2D gamma scintigraphy data in humans for three different well-defined inhalation waveforms. Initial in vitro cascade impaction experiments were conducted at multiple constant (square-wave) particle sizing flow rates to characterize PSDs. The whole-airway CFD modeling approach implemented the experimentally determined PSDs at the point of aerosol formation in the inhaler. Complete characteristic airway geometries for an adult were evaluated through the lobar bronchi, followed by stochastic individual pathway (SIP) approximations through the tracheobronchial region and new acinar moving wall models of the alveolar region. RESULTS It was determined that the PSD used for each inhalation waveform should be based on a constant particle sizing flow rate equal to the average of the inhalation waveform's peak inspiratory flow rate (PIFR) and mean flow rate [i.e., AVG(PIFR, Mean)]. Using this technique, agreement with the in vivo data was acceptable with <15% relative differences averaged across the three regions considered for all inhalation waveforms. Defining a peripheral to central deposition ratio (P/C) based on alveolar and tracheobronchial compartments, respectively, large flow-rate-dependent differences were observed, which were not evident in the original 2D in vivo data. CONCLUSIONS The agreement between the CFD predictions and in vivo data was dependent on accurate initial estimates of the PSD, emphasizing the need for a combination in vitro-in silico approach. Furthermore, use of the AVG(PIFR, Mean) value was identified as a potentially useful method for characterizing a DPI aerosol at a constant flow rate.
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- P. Worth Longest
- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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Hofemeier P, Sznitman J. The role of anisotropic expansion for pulmonary acinar aerosol deposition. J Biomech 2016; 49:3543-3548. [PMID: 27614613 PMCID: PMC5075582 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Revised: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Lung deformations at the local pulmonary acinar scale are intrinsically anisotropic. Despite progress in imaging modalities, the true heterogeneous nature of acinar expansion during breathing remains controversial, where our understanding of inhaled aerosol deposition still widely emanates from studies under self-similar, isotropic wall motions. Building on recent 3D models of multi-generation acinar networks, we explore in numerical simulations how different hypothesized scenarios of anisotropic expansion influence deposition outcomes of inhaled aerosols in the acinar depths. While the broader range of particles acknowledged to reach the acinar region (dp=0.005-5.0μm) are largely unaffected by the details of anisotropic expansion under tidal breathing, our results suggest nevertheless that anisotropy modulates the deposition sites and fractions for a narrow band of sub-micron particles (dp~0.5-0.75μm), where the fate of aerosols is greatly intertwined with local convective flows. Our findings underscore how intrinsic aerosol motion (i.e. diffusion, sedimentation) undermines the role of anisotropic wall expansion that is often attributed in determining aerosol mixing and acinar deposition.
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- Philipp Hofemeier
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel.
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Nikander K, von Hollen D, Larhrib H. The size and behavior of the human upper airway during inhalation of aerosols. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2016; 14:621-630. [PMID: 27547842 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2016.1227780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The mouth, the pharynx and the larynx are potential sites of aerosol deposition in the upper airway during inhalation of aerosolized drugs. The right angle bend of the lumen at the back of the mouth, the position of the tongue, the variable size and shape of the lumen in the pharynx and the larynx, and the breathing pattern could increase aerosol deposition in the upper airway and decrease lung deposition. Areas covered: In this review, the anatomy of the upper airway from the oral cavity to the glottis and the impact of mandibular protrusion and incisal opening on the size of the upper airway are highlighted. In addition, the impact of inhalation maneuvers, inhaler mouthpiece geometries and a stepped mouthpiece on the size of the upper airway are discussed. Expert opinion: The structure of the upper airway lumen does not have a fixed cross sectional area and is susceptible to both constriction and distension during inhalation. The size of the upper airway can be enlarged through mandibular protrusion and/or incisal opening which might decrease aerosol deposition in the upper airway and increase lung deposition.
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- b Respironics Inc., a Philips Healthcare Company , Murrysville , PA , USA
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- c Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of Huddersfield , Huddersfield , UK
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