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ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2026

Application of numerical simulation of upper airway flow field in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea with adenoid hypertrophy.

Yugang Jiang, Wei Chen, Hongming Xu, Jinghan Guo, Meizhen Gu, Guangbin Sun, Xiaoyan Li

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Yugang Jiang *Shandong Key Laboratory of Technologies and Systems for Intelligent Construction Equipment, Shandong Jiaotong University, Jinan, China.
Wei Chen *Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Hongming XuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Jinghan GuoDepartment of Stomatology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Meizhen GuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Guangbin SunDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaoyan LiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.

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Background: At present, there is a lack of tools in clinical practice to evaluate the impact of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with adenoid hypertrophy (AH) on the upper airway (UA) flow field. This study was designed to analyze the UA aerodynamic parameters in pediatric OSA with AH, and explore its utility in diagnosing, and evaluating prognosis after adenoidectomy (AT). Methods: Based on high-resolution computed tomography (CT) image data from normal children, pre- and post-surgical AH children, we constructed three-dimensional (3D) numerical models of the UA incorporating anatomical features. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was employed to simulate and analyze the dynamic characteristics of the UA flow field. Results: AH led to a significant 68.3% reduction in nasopharyngeal airway cross-sectional area (CSA, normal: 302.3 mm Conclusions: Numerical simulation of the UA flow field provided a new perspective to unravel the mechanism by which AH affects inspiratory airflow. Additionally, it holds broad clinical application prospects in aided disease diagnosis, treatment regimen optimization, and therapeutic efficacy evaluation.

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Adenoid hypertrophy (AH)childrencomputational fluid dynamics (CFD)obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)upper airway (UA)

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PMID42701512
PMCPMC13545625

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