Clinical significance of upper airway obstruction pattern during apneic episodes on ultrafast dynamic magnetic resonance imaging

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 187-191

  Moriwaki, Hiroto ^a   Inoue, Yuichi ^b   Namba, Kazuyoshi ^b   Suto, Yuji ^c   Chiba, Shintaro ^a   Moriyama, Hiroshi ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Yoyogi Somnology Center   (Japan)

^c TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nasal continuous airway pressure; Obstructive site of upper airway; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Ultrafast dynamic magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; APNEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPHARYNX; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; VELOPHARYNGEAL SPHINCTER;

EID: 59849090624     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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