Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research
Title
Syringomyelia Hydrodynamics: An in Vitro Study Based on in Vivo Measurements
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Winter 12-1-2005
Abstract
A simplified in vitro model of the spinal canal, based on in vivo magnetic resonance imaging, was used to examine the hydrodynamics of the human spinal cord and subarachnoid space with syringomyelia. In vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements of subarachnoid (SAS) geometry and cerebrospinal fluid velocity were acquired in a patient with syringomyelia and used to aid in the in vitro model design and experiment. The in vitro model contained a fluid-filled coaxial elastic tube to represent a syrinx.
Publication Title
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Volume
127
Issue
7
First Page
1110
Last Page
1120
Recommended Citation
Martin, Bryn A.; Kalata, Wojciech; Loth, Francis; Royston, Thomas J.; and Oshinski, John N., "Syringomyelia Hydrodynamics: An in Vitro Study Based on in Vivo Measurements" (2005). Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research. 430.
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