Available techniques for objective assessment of upper airway narrowing in snoring and sleep apnea

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-86

  Faber, Christian E ^a   Grymer, Luisa ^b  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Grymer Plastic Surgery Clinic   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acoustic reflection; Diagnosis; Endoscopy; Obstructive sleep apnea; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CEPHALOMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHARYNX DISEASE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTOMETRY; REVIEW; RHINOMANOMETRY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SNORING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0038637140     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-003-0077-9     Document Type: Review

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