Does the oropharyngeal fat tissue influence the oropharyngeal airway in snorers? Dynamic CT study

The aim of this study was to determine if snorers have a narrower oropharyngeal airway area because of fat infiltration, and an elevated body mass index. Ten control subjects and 19 patients that snored were evaluated. We obtained 2-mm-thick axial CT scan images every 0.6 seconds during expiration a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Korean journal of radiology 2004-04, Vol.5 (2), p.102-106
Hauptverfasser:	Aksoz, Tolga, Akan, Huseyin, Celebi, Mehmet, Sakan, Banu Baglan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adipose Tissue - diagnostic imaging Adipose Tissue - pathology Adult Body Mass Index Cardiovascular disease Endoscopy Female Humans Laboratories Male Medical imaging Middle Aged Obesity Original Oropharynx - diagnostic imaging Oropharynx - pathology Risk factors Sleep apnea Snoring - diagnostic imaging Snoring - pathology Tomography, Spiral Computed Variables
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