The difference in upper airway morphology between supine and upright posture

C. Van Holsbeke, W. Vos, S. Vinchurkar, J. De Backer, O. Peters, N. Nadjmi, W. De Backer (Kontich, Edegem, Antwerpen, Belgium)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Standard of care, incidential findings, image acquisition
Session: Standard of care, incidential findings, image acquisition
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 651
Disease area: Airway diseases

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