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@ARTICLE{Achillles:867482,
author = {Achillles, Nils and Pasch, Norbert and Lintermann, Andreas
and Schröder, Wolfgang and Mösges, Ralph},
title = {{C}omputational fluid dynamics: a suitable assessment tool
for demonstrating the antiobstructive effect of drugs in the
therapy of allergic rhinitis},
journal = {Acta oto-laryngologica},
volume = {33},
number = {1},
issn = {0001-6489},
publisher = {Taylor Francis Group},
reportid = {FZJ-2019-06121},
pages = {36-42},
year = {2013},
abstract = {This systematic review aims first to summarize the previous
areas of application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
and then to demonstrate that CFD is also a suitable
instrument for generating three-dimensional images that
depict drug effects on nasal mucosa. Special emphasis is
placed on the three-dimensional visualization of the
antiobstructive effect of nasal steroids and antihistamines
in the treatment of allergic rhinitis. In the beginning, CFD
technology was only used to demonstrate physiological and
pathophysiological airflow conditions in the nose and to aid
in preoperative planning and postoperative monitoring of
surgical outcome in the field of rhinosurgery. The first
studies using CFD examined nasal respiratory physiology,
important functions of the nose, such as conditioning and
warming of inspired air, and the influence of
pathophysiological changes on nasal breathing. Also,
postoperative outcome of surgical procedures could be
"predicted" using the nasal airflow model. Later studies
focused on the three-dimensional visualization of the effect
of nasal sprays in healthy subjects and postoperative
patients. A completely new approach, however, was the use of
CFD in the area of allergic rhinitis and the treatment of
its cardinal symptom of nasal obstruction. In two clinical
trials, a suitable patient with a positive history of
allergic rhinitis was enrolled during a symptom-free period
after the pollen season. The patient developed typical
allergic rhinitis symptoms after provocation with birch
pollen. The 3-D visualization showed that the antiallergic
treatment successfully counteracted the effects of nasal
allergen provocation on nasal airflow. These observations
were attributed to the antiobstructive effect of a nasal
steroid (mometasone furoate) and a systemic antihistamine
(levocetirizine), respectively. CFD therefore constitutes a
non-invasive, precise, reliable and objective examination
procedure for generating three-dimensional images that
depict the effects of drugs used in the treatment of
allergic rhinitis. Abstract available from the publisher.},
ddc = {610},
pnm = {511 - Computational Science and Mathematical Methods
(POF3-511)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-511},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/867482},
}