Simple models may help to study the complex relations between gut wall configuration and flow of luminal contents: speculation on the function of the colonic haustrations

Bruce P. Brown

doi:10.1117/12.209709

24 May 1995 Simple models may help to study the complex relations between gut wall configuration and flow of luminal contents: speculation on the function of the colonic haustrations

Bruce P. Brown

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Proceedings Volume 2433, Medical Imaging 1995: Physiology and Function from Multidimensional Images; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.209709
Event: Medical Imaging 1995, 1995, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Study of the motility of the gut and flow in the gut lumen is complex. We have used simple models of the colon to suggest that focal, segmental narrowing of the lumen of a large-bore tube produces an increase in distance traveled by solids and liquids compared to a tube of the same volume which has smooth cylindrical walls. This suggests that the colonic septae may promote efficient transit of solids and liquids even in an organ with large diameter.

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Bruce P. Brown "Simple models may help to study the complex relations between gut wall configuration and flow of luminal contents: speculation on the function of the colonic haustrations", Proc. SPIE 2433, Medical Imaging 1995: Physiology and Function from Multidimensional Images, (24 May 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.209709

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