Value of routine use of multitransducer tubes in diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea: Radiokephalometric measurements;Zur sussagekraft von pharynxdruckmesssonden bei der diagnostik obstruktiver schlafbezogener atmungsstorungen: Radiokephalometrische messungen

Somnologie

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 58-62

  Verse, T ^a,b   Pirsig, W ^a   Haase, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Manometry; Multitransducer catheters; Obstructive sleep apnea; Radiokephalometry

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CATHETER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MANOMETRY; PHARYNX; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; REGIONALIZATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0031747975     PISSN: 14329123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11818-998-0009-9     Document Type: Article

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