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. 2006 Jan;119(1):72.e9-14.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.01.077.

Aging influences on pharyngeal anatomy and physiology: the predisposition to pharyngeal collapse

Atul Malhotra  1 , Yaqi Huang, Robert Fogel, Stan Lazic, Giora Pillar, Marianna Jakab, Ron Kikinis, David P White
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Aging influences on pharyngeal anatomy and physiology: the predisposition to pharyngeal collapse

Atul Malhotra et al. Am J Med. 2006 Jan.
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Figure 1
Midsagittal magnetic resonance image illustrating anatomical structures of interest.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Axial magnetic resonance image illustrating structures relevant to pharyngeal collapse.
Figure 3
Figure 3
The decrease in negative pressure reflex with increasing age for the sample. With increasing age, there was a significant decrease in the genioglossal response to negative intrapharyngeal pressure pulses (R = −0.55; P < .001).
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Figure 4
The graph shows a significant increase in the size of the fat pads with increasing age, independent of body mass index (R = 0.59; P <.005).
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