Sonographic Measurement of Lateral Parapharyngeal Wall Thickness in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Liu, Kin-Hung; Chu, Winnie C.W.; To, Ka–Fai; Ko, Fanny W.S.; Tong, M; Chan, Jeff Ws S.; Hui, David

doi:10.1093/sleep/30.11.1503

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“…Clinically BMI and NC have been known to be strong predictors of OSA [15,18,22,26]. In this study, patients with OSA had greater BMI than control group.…”

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What can anthropometric measurements tell us about obstructive sleep apnoea?

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Akcaalan

2017

Folia Morphol

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“…Clinically BMI and NC have been known to be strong predictors of OSA [15,18,22,26]. In this study, patients with OSA had greater BMI than control group.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 59%

“…Numerous studies report that OSA is closely related with anthropometric measurements obtained by diagnostic imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound imaging and lateral cephalography. [7,12,18,24,29].…”

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What can anthropometric measurements tell us about obstructive sleep apnoea?

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Akcaalan

2017

Folia Morphol

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“…Lahav et al [45] found that tongue base width, measured by ultrasound, may influence the severity of obstructive sleep apnea, including the patients' sensation of choking during night. Another important correlation, found by Liu et al [46], is the lateral parapharyngeal wall thickness. Further studies are still needed in this area.…”

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Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill

Cho

2017

Korean J Crit Care Med

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Ultrasound is a safe, portable, relatively inexpensive, and easily accessible imaging modality, making it a useful diagnostic and monitoring tool in medicine. Anesthesiologists encounter a variety of emergent situations and may benefit from the application of such a rapid and accurate diagnostic tool in their routine practice. This paper reviews current and potential applications of ultrasound in anesthesiology in order to encourage anesthesiologists to learn and use this useful tool as an adjunct to physical examination. Ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blockade and vascular access represent the most popular ultrasound applications in anesthesiology. Ultrasound has recently started to substitute for CT scans and fluoroscopy in many pain treatment procedures. Although the application of airway ultrasound is still limited, it has a promising future. Lung ultrasound is a well-established field in point-of-care medicine, and it could have a great impact if utilized in our ORs, as it may help in rapid and accurate diagnosis in many emergent situations. Optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) measurement and transcranial color coded duplex (TCCD) are relatively new neuroimaging modalities, which assess intracranial pressure and cerebral blood flow. Gastric ultrasound can be used for assessment of gastric content and diagnosis of full stomach. Focused transthoracic (TTE) and transesophageal (TEE) echocardiography facilitate the assessment of left and right ventricular function, cardiac valve abnormalities, and volume status as well as guiding cardiac resuscitation. Thus, there are multiple potential areas where ultrasound can play a significant role in guiding otherwise blind and invasive interventions, diagnosing critical conditions, and assessing for possible anatomic variations that may lead to plan modification. We suggest that ultrasound training should be part of any anesthesiology training program curriculum.

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“…Upper airway acoustic reflection provides limited information about the shape of the airway (54), but its use has not been standardized in children. Ultrasound is an important diagnostic radiological technique that currently has limited application for imaging the upper airway due to poor transducer-air coupling (55). A promising technique allowing quantitative imaging of upper airway anatomy and motion is real-time endoscopic optical coherence tomography.…”

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Developmental Aspects of the Upper Airway: Report from an NHLBI Workshop, March 5-6, 2009

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Mankarious³

et al. 2009

Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society

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Sonographic Measurement of Lateral Parapharyngeal Wall Thickness in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Abstract: Sonographic measurement of LPW thickness is a novel and reliable technique and had good correlations with measurement by MRI and the severity of OSA. Ultrasound may provide an alternative imaging modality with easy accessibility and lower cost in OSA research.

Cited by 63 publications

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What can anthropometric measurements tell us about obstructive sleep apnoea?

What can anthropometric measurements tell us about obstructive sleep apnoea?

Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill

Developmental Aspects of the Upper Airway: Report from an NHLBI Workshop, March 5-6, 2009

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