[Adaptable and portable cephalometric devices: a new method in obtaining cephalometrics].
Cephalometric radiographic explorations are widely recommended in the diagnosis of the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). In order to improve their diagnostic value, its practice in the upright and supine position has been proposed. A rigorous practice of cephalometric requires the employment of cephalometric devices in order to assure a correct positioning of the head and provide reliable X-ray pictures, comparable within reasonable accuracy over a period of time. The commercialized cephalostats are often expensive due to the structural conditions needed for their development and usually they not allow the simultaneous practice of upright and supine cephalometric. In this paper we describe a cephalometric adaptable device, developed by our research group, that may solve such problems.
Biurrun
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Servicio de ORL, Hospital Clínico de Barcelona.
Morello
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A
Roca
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J
Barberá
J A
JA
Rodríguez-Roisín
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R
Traserra
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J
D002508:Cephalometry; D004867:Equipment Design; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*