Tongue Volume Influences Lowest Oxygen Saturation but Not Apnea-Hypopnea Index in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to identify correlations between sleep apnea severity and tongue volume or posterior airway space measured via three-dimensional reconstruction of volumetric computerized tomography (CT) images in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for use in predicting...

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Autores principales: Ahn, Sang Hyeon, Kim, Jinna, Min, Hyun Jin, Chung, Hyo Jin, Hong, Jae Min, Lee, Jeung-Gweon, Kim, Chang-Hoon, Cho, Hyung-Ju
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4539216/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26280546
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135796

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4539216/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26280546
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135796

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