State-dependent changes in the upper airway assessed by multidetector CT in healthy individuals and during obstructive events in patients with sleep apnea

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether airway narrowing during obstructive events occurs predominantly at the retropalatal level and results from dynamic changes in the lateral pharyngeal walls and in tongue position. METHODS: We evaluated 11 patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and 7 healthy...

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Autores principales: Passos, Ula Lindoso, Genta, Pedro Rodrigues, Marcondes, Bianca Fernandes, Lorenzi-Filho, Geraldo, Gebrim, Eloisa Maria Mello Santiago
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2019
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6733715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31432889
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1806-3713/e20180264

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6733715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31432889
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1806-3713/e20180264

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