2 papers
physics.med-ph2022
A mechanics--based perspective on the function of human sphincters during functional luminal imaging probe manometry
Guy Elisha, Sourav Halder, Dustin A. Carlson +4
Functional luminal imaging probe (FLIP) is used to measure cross-sectional area (CSA) and pressure at sphincters. It consists of a catheter surrounded by a fluid filled cylindrical…
physics.flu-dyn2021
Peristaltic regimes in esophageal transport
Guy Elisha, Shashank Acharya, Sourav Halder +5
A FLIP device gives cross-sectional area along the length of the esophagus and one pressure measurement, both as a function of time. Deducing mechanical properties of the esophagus…