Magnetic resonance imaging as an aid in the dynamic assessment of the velopharyngeal mechanism in children

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 572-577

  Kao, Dennis S ^a   Soltysik, David A ^a   Hyde, James S ^a   Gosain, Arun K ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PALATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT PALATE;

ADULT; CHILD; CLEFT PALATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; PHONATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VENTILATION; REFERENCE VALUES; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY; VELOPHARYNGEAL SPHINCTER;

EID: 67749084427     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31817d54d5     Document Type: Article

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