Sonographic measurement of lateral parapharyngeal wall thickness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Sleep

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1503-1508

  Liu, Kin Hung ^a   Chu, Winnie C W ^a   To, Kin Wang ^a   Ko, Fanny W S ^a   Tong, Mabel W C ^b   Chan, Jeff W S ^a   Hui, David S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Lateral parapharyngeal wall thickness; Magnetic resonance imaging; Obstructive sleep apnea; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHINESE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 35648933997     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/30.11.1503     Document Type: Article

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