Positional changes of oropharyngeal structures due to gravity in the upright and supine positions

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 130-136

  Sutthiprapaporn, Pipop ^a,c   Tanimoto, K ^a   Ohtsuka, M ^a   Nagasaki, T ^a   Iida, Y ^b   Katsumata, A ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ASAHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cone beam computed tomography; Gravity; Oropharynx; Pharyngeal; Position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; EPIGLOTTIS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE ALA; OROPHARYNX; PATIENT POSITIONING; SOFT PALATE; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; CEPHALOMETRY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIGLOTTIS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL BONE; OROPHARYNX; PALATE, SOFT; POSTURE; SUPINE POSITION; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 41349117602     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/31005700     Document Type: Article

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