Cervical computed tomography in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: influence of head elevation on the assessment of upper airway volume

OBJECTIVE: : Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has a high prevalence and carries significant cardiovascular risks. It is important to study new therapeutic approaches to this disease. Positional therapy might be beneficial in reducing the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). Imaging methods have been e...

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Autores principales: Souza, Fábio José Fabrício de Barros, Evangelista, Anne Rosso, Silva, Juliana Veiga, Périco, Grégory Vinícius, Madeira, Kristian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4805388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26982042
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37562016000000092

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4805388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26982042
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37562016000000092

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