Investigation of pharyngeal flow patterns using phase contrast-MRI

Pragathi Gurumurthy, Patricia Ulloa, Christina Kluck, Thorsten M. Buzug, Martin A. Koch

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 languageEnglish
JournalBiomedizinische Technik
Volume61
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)227
Number of pages1
ISSN0013-5585
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28.09.2016

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