title: A model for intracranial hydrodynamics.
abstract: This paper presents a model for simulation of intracranial fluid dynamics. The intention is to show how to build a model for this biomedical system by using general techniques known to control engineers. By employing first order principles (like conservation of mass, ...) and constitutive equations, the ;biological' control loops are interpreted in a technical manner allowing to study the behaviour of the biological system in a simulation environment and to get a better understanding without harming a single patient.
authors.affiliation: Philips Chair for Medical Information Technology, Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, PauwelsstraBe 20, D-52074 Aachen, Germany. walter@hia.rwth-aachen.de.
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jetzki
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leonhardt