Dynamic upper airway soft-tissue and caliber changes in healthy subjects and snoring patients (Retracted Article. See vol 28, pg 1624, 2007)

Akan H., Aksoz T., Belet U., Sesen T.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY, vol.25, no.10, pp.1846-1850, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1846-1850
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: No

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The oropharyngeal airways are smaller in those who snore than in those who do not. We sought to determine which soft-tissue component surrounding the airways contributes to upper airway narrowing in those who snore.