Three-Dimensional Computed Tomographic Analysis of Airway Anatomy

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 363-371

  Abramson, Zachary R ^a   Susarla, Srinivas ^a   Tagoni, James R ^a   Kaban, Leonard ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEPHALOMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; MALE; MAXILLA; REPRODUCIBILITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

CEPHALOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPIGLOTTIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PALATE, HARD; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TONGUE;

EID: 73949157594     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.09.086     Document Type: Article

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