2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Investigation of Soft Tissue Configuration in Patients with OSA
| Project/Area Number |
20591486
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Radiation science
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| Research Institution | Tsurumi University |
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Principal Investigator |
SHIGETA Yuko Tsurumi University, 歯学部, 助教 (40367298)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
OGAWA Takumi 鶴見大学, 歯学部, 講師 (20267537)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 睡眠時無呼吸症候群 / 気道 / CT画像 |
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of this present study was to investigate the influence on the upper airway of the size ratio of tongue and mandible (T/M ratio) with CT data. We investigated simple correlations between our anatomical variables (airway, tongue, and mandible volume, and T/M ratio), BMI, and AHI. There was a significant positive correlation between BMI and tongue volume, and BMI and T/M ratio. There was a negative correlation between airway volume and T/M ratio. We estimate that the alteration of T/M ratio due to increased BMI is likely to be involved in the development of OSA.
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