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Quantitative Analysis of Pharngeal Motion of Patients with Sleep Apnea Syndrome Using Ultra-fast MR Imaging

Research Project

Project/Area Number 06670922
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Radiation science
Research InstitutionTottori University

Principal Investigator

OHTA Yoshio  Tottori University, Professor, 医学部, 教授 (50031977)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) INOUE Yuichi  Tottori University Hospital, Assistant Professor, 医学部附属病院, 講師 (50213179)
SUTO Yuji  Tottori University, Associate Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (10135858)
Project Period (FY) 1994 – 1995
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1995)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
KeywordsMR imaging / Pharynx / Ultra-fast MR imaging / Sleep apnea / Volume measurement / Quantitative analysis / Three-dimensional Imaging
Research Abstract

Ten healthy volunteers and 25 patients with sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) underwent three-dimensional (3D) -fast low angle shot (FLASH) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging while awake and asleep. Image data were transfered on-line to an image-processing system. 3D images of the pharynx were reconstructed, and the total volume of pharyngeal airway were calculated.
In the normal subjects, no significant difference was observed in the total volume of pharynx between the sleeping and waking states. In the patients with SAS,the volume during sleep was significantly smaller than that in normal subjects (p<0.05), and the volume while asleep was significantly smaller than that while awake (p<0.01).
3D imaging of the pharynx was excellent for stereoscopic understanding and quantitative measurement of the entire pharyngeal cavity, which are difficult to obtain by two-dimensional MR imaging.
This method is useful for localizing the obstructive portion of the paryngeal cavity in the patients with SAS,and might be an useful index for monitoring the course of their treatment.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1995 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1994 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1994-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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