Velopharyngeal closure analysis using four-dimensional computed tomography: a pilot study of healthy volunteers and adult patients with cleft palate

Velopharyngeal closure analysis using four-dimensional computed tomography: a pilot study of healthy volunteers and adult patients with cleft palate

Abstract Background Nasopharyngoscopy is a common method to evaluate velopharyngeal closure in patients with cleft palate. However, insertion of a fiberoptic nasopharyngoscope causes discomfort in patients. The aim of this study was to estimate the reliability of short-time exposure images obtained...

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Main Authors: Yoshikazu Kobayashi, Daisuke Kanamori, Naoko Fujii, Yumi Kataoka, Emiko Hirai, Satoshi Yoshioka, Koji Satoh, Hiroshi Toyama, Kensei Naito, Koichiro Matsuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Imaging
Subjects:
Velopharyngeal insufficiency
Nasopharyngoscopy
320-row area detector computed tomography
Speech pathology
Palatoplasty
Kinematic analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12880-019-0350-4

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