Magnetic resonance imaging of the upper airway in obstructive sleep apnea;Risonanza Magnetica delle vie aeree superiori nella sindrome da apnea ostruttiva del sonno

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 404-416

  Cosentini, Tommaso ^a,b   Le Donne, Rita ^a   Mancini, Donatella ^a   Colavita, Nicola ^a  

^a Osp Generale Provinciale di Rieti   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Magnetic Resonance Imaging; OSAS; Pharynx

Indexed keywords

OXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; APNEA; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HARD PALATE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOUTH; NECK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OROPHARYNX; PHARYNX; RELIABILITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP TIME; SOFT PALATE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 8444237064     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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