Cephalometric radiographs and nasal resistance.
The area of the unoccupied nasopharyngeal airway on standardized lateral cephalometric radiographs was obtained with the aid of a computer using digitization. These values were compared with the nasal resistance of 18 children prior to adenoidectomy. No significant correlation was obtained between the two sets of values. This study provides further confirmation of a lack of any predictable relationship between lateral radiographs of the post-nasal space and nasal airway resistance.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000403:Airway Resistance; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography