The use of sub-mental ultrasonography for identifying patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea.

The use of sub-mental ultrasonography for identifying patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea.

This study aimed to explore the association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity and pharyngeal parameters using sub-mental ultrasonography (US), and investigate the accuracy of US for identifying severe OSA patients.One hundred and five consecutive referrals for suspected OSA were enrolle...

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Main Authors: Chin-Chung Shu, Peilin Lee, Jou-Wei Lin, Chun-Ta Huang, Yeun-Chung Chang, Chong-Jen Yu, Hao-Chien Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3651088?pdf=render

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