Bipolar radiofrequency thermal ablation of the soft palate in habitual snorers without significant desaturations assessed by magnetic resonance imaging

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 865-871

  Bäck, Leif J J ^a,b   Tervahartiala, Pekka O ^a   Piilonen, Anneli K ^a   Partinen, Markku M ^a   Ylikoski, Jukka S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Habitual snoring; Magnetic resonance imagine; Radiofrequency thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLEEP DISORDER; SNORING; SOFT PALATE; SOMNOLENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PALATE, SOFT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SNORING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037106378     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.2104110     Document Type: Article

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