Using volume segmentation of cine MR data to evaluate dynamic motion of the airway in pediatric patients

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 857-859

  Abbott, M Bret ^a,b   Dardzinski, Bernard J ^a   Donnelly, Lane F ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHRIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CINE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOWN SYNDROME; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 0043011387     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.181.3.1810857     Document Type: Article

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