Sonographic Measurement of Lateral Parapharyngeal Wall Thickness in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

INTRODUCTION: Lateral parapharyngeal wall (LPW) thickness may be a predominant anatomic factor causing airway narrowing in apneic subjects. In this study, we explored sonographic measurement of the LPW thickness and compared the results with LPW thickness measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...

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Hauptverfasser: Liu, Kin-Hung, Chu, Winnie CW, To, Kin-Wang, Ko, Fanny WS, Tong, Mabel WC, Chan, Jeff WS, Hui, David S
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC 2007
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Sleep Apnea
Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2082100/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18041482
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