Does the Oropharyngeal Fat Tissue Influence the Oropharyngeal Airway in Snorers? Dynamic CT Study

OBJECTIVE: 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. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ten control subjects and 19 patients that snored were evaluated. We obtained 2-mm-thick axial CT scan images eve...

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Autores principales: Aksoz, Tolga, Akan, Huseyin, Celebi, Mehmet, Sakan, Banu Baglan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Radiological Society 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2698137/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15235234
http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2004.5.2.102

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2698137/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15235234
http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2004.5.2.102

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