Upper airway imaging in sleep-disordered breathing.
Acta Neurol Belg
; 114(2): 87-93, 2014 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-24442696
ABSTRACT
Our understanding of sleep-disordered breathing has evolved considerably over the past three decades, and clinical techniques of evaluation have progressed tremendously. Myriad imaging techniques are now available for the physician to approach the dynamic features resulting in turbulent airflow, upper airway narrowing or collapse at different levels. Controversy exists in the choice of investigations, probably because the best evaluation should be a combination of different techniques. Physical, radiographic, endoscopic and acoustic evaluations could be integrated to understand the degree and the levels of airway reduction and/or obstruction in a given patient. This review focuses on cost-effective and easily implemented techniques in daily practice, allowing quality assessment of the dynamic anatomy of sleep-disordered breathing cephalometry, (sleep-)endoscopy and acoustic reflectometry of the upper airway.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Faringe
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Síndromes de la Apnea del Sueño
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Diagnóstico por Imagen
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Esófago
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Neurol Belg
Año:
2014
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Article