Variations in velopharyngeal structures between upright and supine positions using upright magnetic resonance imaging

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-133

  Perry, Jamie L ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Levator; MRI; Upright and supine imaging; Velopharyngeal structures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE LENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SPEECH; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; VELOPHARYNX;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; PHARYNX; POSTURE; SPEECH; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 79952566868     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: 15451569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/09-256     Document Type: Article

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