Upper airway volume segmentation analysis using cine MRI findings in children with tracheostomy tubes

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 498-505

  Fricke, Bradley L ^a,b   Abbott, M Bret ^a,c   Donnelly, Lane F ^a,d   Dardzinski, Bernard J ^a,d   Poe, Stacy A ^a   Kalra, Maninder ^a,d   Amin, Raouf S ^a,d   Cotton, Robin T ^a  

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

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway, MR; Magnetic resonance (MR), cine study; Obstructive sleep apnea, children

Indexed keywords

EID: 37049039272     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2007.8.6.498     Document Type: Article

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