Sex differences in airway volume and 3-dimensional shape in Japanese adults

Abstract (1) To establish normative data for three-dimensional (3D) measurements of the upper airway in young Japanese adults, and (2) to investigate sex-related differences in linear and volumetric measurements, as well as shape. This study employed cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images of 56...

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Main Authors: Chihiro Tanikawa, Ayaka Oka, Yuki Shiraishi, Takashi Yamashiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41263-6