MRI of the airway in a child with obstructive sleep apna

T1-weighted midsagittal and axial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a control subject (C) and a subject with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Note that the subject with OSA has a narrow nasopharyngeal (top right) and oropharyngeal (lower right) airway.

C: control; OSAS: obstructive sleep apnea.

Reproduced with permission from Arens, R, McDonough, JM, Costarino, A, et al. Magnetic resonance imaging of the upper airway structure of children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001; 164:698. Official Journal of the American Thoracic Society. Copyright ©2001 American Thoracic Society.

Graphic 71656 Version 3.0

آیا می خواهید مدیلیب را به صفحه اصلی خود اضافه کنید؟