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MRI imaging to measure the airway and related structures

MRI imaging to measure the airway and related structures
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a healthy subject. A) Anatomical outlines of an axial T1 image at the level of the maximal tonsillar area. Transverse red arrow represents the intermandibular distance. B) Anatomical outlines of a midsagittal T1 image. Oblique red arrow represents the mental spine-clivus oblique distance.
Reproduced with permission from Arens R, McDonough JM, Costarino A, et al. Magnetic resonance imaging of the upper airway structure of children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001; 164:6998. Official Journal of the American Thoracic Society. Copyright © 2001 American Thoracic Society.
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