Computer-assisted quantitative evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea using digitalized endoscopic imaging with Muller maneuver

Laryngoscope

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 909-914

  Ko, Ming Tse ^a   Su, Chih Ying ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Muller maneuver; Obstructive sleep apnea; Preoperative assessment; Quantitative analysis; Videoendoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 43049130768     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLG.0b013e3181638187     Document Type: Article

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