Evaluation of human obstructive sleep apnea using computational fluid dynamics. [PDF]
, 2019 Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity might be correlated to the flow characteristics of the upper airways. We aimed to investigate the severity of OSA based on 3D models constructed from CT scans coupled with computational fluid dynamics (CFD ...
Jafari, Behrouz +4 more
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Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesWe proposed that the pharynx, as a common organ of the respiratory and digestive tracts, may be a respiratory and digestive tract cross cryptic transmission pathway for 2019-nCoV infection from the nasal cavities to the pharynx and lung, then to nasal ...
Xiehui Chen +5 more
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Pharyngeal-Esophageal Malignancies with Dermatologic Paraneoplastic Syndrome
Life, 2022 Systemic changes often send signals to the skin, and certain neoplastic diseases of the internal organs can also trigger skin manifestations. In this article, the authors make clinical photography presentations of the patients seen at our clinic with ...
Ana Fulga +8 more
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Pear-shaped lesion of the fossa of Rosenmüller [PDF]
, 2016 Retention cyst of the pharyngeal mucosal space is an accumulation of trapped mucous in the mucosa or adenoids of the pharynx. It is a benign lesion, often seen on routine imaging of the head and spine.
De Cuyper, K +2 more
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Cone beam computed tomography in assessment on pharynx effects of orthopedic-surgical treatment - a review of the literature [PDF]
Sleep Science, 2019 The cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) image provides clear differentiation of soft tissues from empty spaces. This paper presents a literature review to evaluate the effects of orthopedic and surgical treatment on the ...
Thais Moura Guimarães +13 more
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Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2009 Among the methods for assessing swallowing sounds - videofluoroscopy modified barium study, fiberoptic swallowing endoscopy, neck auscultation through a microphone, accelerometer and, more recently, the Doppler sonar - we have chosen the latter.
Cibele Fontoura Cagliari +3 more
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The Reliability and Influence of Body Position on Acoustic Pharyngometry and Rhinometry Outcomes
eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research, 2020 Objectives: The aim of this cross sectional study was to analyze the method error and reliability in acoustic pharyngometry and rhinometry and to analyze the difference between standing and sitting position in acoustic pharyngometry and rhinometry ...
Sofie Wilkens Knappe, Liselotte Sonnesen
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Expression of Distal-less, dachshund, and optomotor blind in Neanthes arenaceodentata (Annelida, Nereididae) does not support homology of appendage-forming mechanisms across the Bilateria [PDF]
, 2010 The similarity in the genetic regulation of arthropod and vertebrate appendage formation has been interpreted as the product of a plesiomorphic gene network that was primitively involved in bilaterian appendage development and co-opted to build ...
A Abzhanov +125 more
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Effects of the GABA(B) agonist baclofen on volitional swallowing in normal subjects
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 The GABA(B) receptor agonist baclofen is known to suppress the rate of spontaneous swallowing but not pharyngeal muscle contraction. The extent to which baclofen may alter volitional swallowing is not currently known.
Jui‐Sheng Hung +8 more
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Stage T4B head and neck cancer survival outcome comparisons based on treatment modality: is surgery a viable treatment option? [PDF]
, 2016 IMPORTANCE: Advanced stage head and neck cancers are often deemed unresectable due to the aggressive nature of the cancer. In evaluating survival patterns of patients with stage IVb tumors, it is valuable to determine whether patients who undergo ...
Kidwai, Neiha
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