ISSN: 1305-3876
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Laboratory Evaluation Of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Radiological Evaluation (ct/mri, Cephalometric Analysis)
Dr. Mustafa GEREK,a Dr. Abdullah DURMAZa
aKulak Burun Boğaz AD, GATA, ANKARA
Upper airway imaging modalities including cephalometry, CT scanning, and MR imaging are useful techniques to understand the mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis and biomechanics of sleep apnea and to evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic techniques in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. In this review, this data that can be obtained by these imaging techniques and the advantages and disadvantages are discussed.Keywords: Sleep apnea, obstructive, cephalometry, tomography scanners, X-ray computed, magnetic resonance imagingTurkiye Klinikleri J Surg Med Sci 2007, 3(23):62-67
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