Perspective of Dimensional Analysis in Medical Science

Kowalewski, Wojciech; Roszak, Magdalena; Kołodziejczak, Barbara; Ren-Kurc, Anna

doi:10.1515/slgr-2017-0031

Abstract

This paper presents several applications of the dimensional analysis method to problems investigated in medical sciences. The method is used to analyze various complex processes without using formal laws governing the same. It is particularly suitable for a general analysis of fluid transfer (liquids and gases) in the human body. This paper mainly serves as an overview of selected applications, mostly those emerging in the recent years, and includes a discussion of the mathematical fundamentals of dimensional analysis together followed by its critical analysis. Containing detailed calculations of two examples, the paper also serves as training material in the area of the computational method of the dimensional analysis algorithm.

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