Fractal quantitative endoscopic evaluation of the upper airway in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-89

  Delides, Alexander ^a   Viskos, Alexandros ^a  

^a ATHENS MEDICAL CENTER   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIGITAL IMAGING; FEMALE; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MALE; MUELLERIAN DUCT; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ADULT; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FRACTALS; GREECE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 77953658621     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.03.022     Document Type: Article

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