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Evaluation of functional positions of tongue and soft palate with MR imaging: Initial clinical results

Author(s) -

Wein Berthold B.,

Drobnitzky Matthias,

Klajman Stanislaw,

Angerstein Wolfgang

Publication year - 1991

Publication title -

journal of magnetic resonance imaging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563

H-Index - 160

eISSN - 1522-2586

pISSN - 1053-1807

DOI - 10.1002/jmri.1880010317

Subject(s) - tongue , soft palate , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , soft tissue , orthodontics , radiology , pathology , surgery

Magnetic resonance imaging was used to analyze functional positions of the tongue and soft palate in 10 patients and 10 healthy volunteers. The patients had velopharyngeal insufficiency and/or dysfunction of the tongue. With snapshot FLASH (fast low‐angle shot) sequences (data acquisition time, <1 second), malpositions of the articulatory apparatus were imaged and recorded for follow‐up documentation.

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