The effect of pharyngeal structures on the severity of obstructive sleep apnea.

Mustafa Emir Tavşanlı Amalya Zeynalova Mustafa Seckin

Published in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2023)

Our findings suggest that the tongue and uvula have prominent roles in the severity of OSAS. It may be useful to measure these structures with MRI to screen for at-risk individuals without overt OSA symptoms.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
positive airway pressure
high resolution
magnetic resonance imaging
high throughput
contrast enhanced
sleep apnea
sleep quality
mass spectrometry
diffusion weighted imaging
depressive symptoms