Does the oropharyngeal fat tissue influence the oropharyngeal airway in snorers? Dynamic CT study

---

Copy For Citation

Aksoz T., Akan H., Celebi M., Sakan B.

KOREAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, vol.5, no.2, pp.102-106, 2004 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 5 Issue: 2
• Publication Date: 2004
• Doi Number: 10.3348/kjr.2004.5.2.102
• Journal Name: KOREAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.102-106
• Keywords: computed tomography (CT), computed tomography (CT), functional imaging, neek, CT, neck, anatomy, OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP-APNEA, RISK-FACTORS, PHYSIOLOGY, ANATOMY, WOMEN, SIZE, MEN
• Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine if snorers have a narrower oropharyngeal airway area because of fat infiltration, and an elevated body mass index.