Cervical computed tomography in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: influence of head elevation on the assessment of upper airway volume

Objective : Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has a high prevalence and carries significant cardiovascular risks. It is important to study new therapeutic approaches to this disease. Positional therapy might be beneficial in reducing the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). Imaging methods have been em...

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Main Authors: Fábio José Fabrício de Barros Souza, Anne Rosso Evangelista, Juliana Veiga Silva, Grégory Vinícius Périco, Kristian Madeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2016-02-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132016000100055&lng=en&tlng=en