Magnetic resonance imaging of the pharynx in OSA patients and healthy subjects

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 79-86

  Ciscar, M A ^a   Juan, G ^a   Martinez V ^a   Ramon M ^a   Lloret, T ^a   Minguez J ^a   Armengot, M ^a   Marin J ^a   Basterra, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Obstructive sleep apnoea; Sleep; Velopharynx; Wakefulness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOFT PALATE; SOFT TISSUE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RESPIRATION; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0034949389     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.17100790     Document Type: Article

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