Effect of lung morphology on particle deposition in the airways
Principal Investigator
Name
Uduak George
Degrees
Ph.D.
Institution
San Diego State University
Position Title
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
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About this CDAS Project
Study
NLST
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Project ID
NLST-694
Initial CDAS Request Approval
Jul 17, 2020
Title
Effect of lung morphology on particle deposition in the airways
Summary
In this project, I will develop mathematical models to study particle deposition in the airways. Numerical simulations of particle deposition will be carried-out on airways segmented from CT images of lungs. The goal is to investigate how lung morphology affect particle deposition.
Aims
- Segmentation of lung airways from CT images
- Generation of finite element mesh for lung airways
- Numerical simulations of particle deposition in the airways
Collaborators
Mona Eskandari, Ph.D., University of California-Riverside