A Clinical Study Investigating Whether the Tongue-Out Position Improves the Quality of the Anatomical Appearance of the Pharynx on CT Imaging

A Clinical Study Investigating Whether the Tongue-Out Position Improves the Quality of the Anatomical Appearance of the Pharynx on CT Imaging

Objective: To evaluate the effect of using the tongue-out position on the quality of the anatomical appearance of the pharynx on computed tomography (CT) images.Methods: The data from enhanced CT thin-section images of the head and neck in 119 cases scanned were retrospectively analyzed. The cases w...

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Main Authors: Jin-Long Wu, Rui-Gang Ge, Guang-Jian Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
tongue-out position
pharynx anatomy
CT
swallowing artifact
head and neck
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2021.732607/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2021.732607/full

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