Seeing Sleep: Dynamic imaging of upper airway collapse and collapsibility in children.

Author

Nayak, Khrishna S. ; Fleck, Robert J.

Author_Institution

Viterbi Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

5

Issue

5

fYear

2014

fDate

Sept.-Oct. 2014

Firstpage

40

Lastpage

44

Abstract

Sleep disordered breathing in children ranges from snoring, which has a prevalence of 12%, to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome, which has a prevalence of 2-3% in the general population [1]. The underlying causes of pediatric OSA are extremely complex. There are bony structural influences, as seen in craniofacial abnormalities, and soft tissue abnormalities, such as a large tongue, redundant soft tissue, or compliance/collapsibility issues. In some groups, such as those with Down syndrome, a combination of these factors comes into play.

Keywords

biological tissues; biomedical MRI; biomedical imaging; medical disorders; medical image processing; paediatrics; sleep; Down syndrome; OSA syndrome; children; craniofacial abnormality; dynamic imaging; large tongue; obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; pediatric OSA; redundant soft tissue; sleep disordered breathing; soft tissue abnormality; upper airway collapse; upper airway collapsibility; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical conditions; Pediatrics; Real-time systems; Sleep; Sleep apnea; Surgery;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Pulse, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

2154-2287

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MPUL.2014.2339398

Filename

6908108