Anatomic measures of upper airway structures in obstructive sleep apnea

JE Barrera, CY Pau, VI Forest, AB Holbrook… - World journal of …, 2017 - mednexus.org
… adult sleep apnea compared to control subjects. Specifically, our study addresses the following
questions: (1) What airway … dimensions of the upper airway structures are consistent with …

Evaluation of the upper airway in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

JW Shepard Jr, WB Gefter, C Guilleminault… - Sleep, 1991 - academic.oup.com
… Summary: Multiple methods have been used to study the structure and physiological
behavior of the upper airway (VA) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Valuable …

Genetic determinants of upper airway structures that predispose to obstructive sleep apnea

RJ Schwab - Respiratory physiology & neurobiology, 2005 - Elsevier
… with sleep apnea is a reduction in the size of their upper airway. … with sleep apnea arise
from three upper airway structural domains each of which reduces the size of the upper airway (…

Magnetic resonance imaging of the upper airway structure of children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

R Arens, JM McDONOUGH, AT Costarino… - American journal of …, 2001 - atsjournals.org
airway in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) have not been established.
We therefore compared the upper airway structure … 6 females) and an apnea index of 4.3 ± …

Relationship between surface facial dimensions and upper airway structures in obstructive sleep apnea

RWW Lee, K Sutherland, ASL Chan, B Zeng… - Sleep, 2010 - academic.oup.com
… to the size of upper airway structures. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate the
relationship between surface facial dimensions and upper airway structures using MRI during …

Upper airway shape: is it important in the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea?

JC Leiter - American journal of respiratory and critical care …, 1996 - atsjournals.org
… It iswidely accepted that the size of the airway and the level of upper airwaysleep apnea
(OSA). However, some individuals with normal airway size and apparently normal upper airway

Evaluation of cross-section airway configuration of obstructive sleep apnea

T Ogawa, R Enciso, WH Shintaku, GT Clark - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine …, 2007 - Elsevier
airway imaging techniques can be useful to identify the exact location and nature of the
obstruction in obstructive sleep apnea … to compare their upper airway structure. The OSA subjects …

Comparative effects of two oral appliances on upper airway structure in obstructive sleep apnea

K Sutherland, SA Deane, ASL Chan, RJ Schwab… - Sleep, 2011 - academic.oup.com
… analyses of the upper airway and surrounding soft tissue structures. We have … airway
structure. However, there are few studies examining the effects of TSD on upper airway structure

Upper airway structure and body fat composition in obese children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

R Arens, S Sin, K Nandalike, J Rieder… - American journal of …, 2011 - atsjournals.org
… Identification of upper airway anatomic risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea with volumetric
… of the upper airway structure of children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Am J …

Airway evaluation in obstructive sleep apnea

BA Stuck, JT Maurer - Sleep medicine reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
… A clinical examination including an endoscopy of the upper airway during wakefulness
still constitutes the basis of every airway evaluation in snorers and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) …