Dynamic MRI diagnosis of sleep-disordered breathing.

Abstract

According to the obstructive site, the different types of obstructive-type sleep-disordered breathing are classified as the soft palate type, palatine tonsil type, soft palate and depressed lingual root type, depressed lingual root type and epiglottis type. In this study, we conducted dynamic MRI examinations of the oral, pharyngeal and lingual root sites in patients with obstructive sleep-disordered breathing, and studied the usefulness of MRI as a diagnostic tool for the examination of such obstructive sites.