Table 1. Literature review of computational simulations of CSF motion in the cervical SSS and/or craniospinal junction in healthy conditions and patients with craniospinal disorders.
Author | Technique | Geometry | Tissue motion | Arachnoid trabeculae | Nerve roots | |
Gupta et al. [15] | CFD, anisotropic porous media | 3D subject-specific | No | Yes | No | |
Stockman et al. [20] | CFD, Lattice Boltzmann | 2D idealized | No | Yes | Yes | |
Roldan et al. [21] | 3D rigid wall CFD | 3D subject-specific | No | No | No | |
Linge et al. [22] | 3D rigid wall CFD | 3D idealized | No | No | No | |
Loth et al. [14] | 3D rigid wall CFD | 2D concentric ellipse based on subject | No | No | No | |
Rutkowska et al. [23] | 3D rigid wall CFD | 3D patient specific | No | No | No | |
Bertram [30] | Numerical model/wave propagation | 2D idealized axisymmetric, tapered tubes | Yes | No | No | |
Cirovic [28] | Numerical model/wave propagation | 2D concentric tube with constant diameter | Yes | No | No | |
Carpenter et al. [48],Elliott et al. [49],Cirovic et al. [50] | Numerical model/wave propagation | 1D coaxial, fluid-filled, elastic tubes | Yes | No | No | |
Elliott et al. [51] | Two multiple-compartment hydraulic circuit models | 1D coaxial, fluid-filled, permeable tubes | No | No | No | |
Linninger et al. [52] | FSI | Multi compartment model of intracranial dynamics | Yes | No | No | |
Bilston et al. [53] | CFD | 2D Axisymmetric, cylindrical model | Yes | No | No |
Abbreviations: CSF = cerebrospinal fluid, SSS = spinal subarachnoid space, CFD = computational fluid dynamics, FSI = fluid-structure interaction.