Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder of disrupted breathing caused by partial or complete closure of the upper airway. Studies suggest the possibility of a relationship of flow characteristics with OSA. However, this hypothesis has not been tested. Phase contrast-MRI (PC-MRI) is an established technique to quantify fluid flow and has been previously used to study flow patterns in a stenotic phantom. Hence, it is used here to experimentally investigate pharyngeal flow patterns to extract pathophysiological parameters like fluid velocity in order to understand OSA.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Biomedizinische Technik |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 227 |
Number of pages | 1 |
ISSN | 0013-5585 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28.09.2016 |