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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.