The Cervical Fat Tissue Volume is a Predictor for Moderate to Severe OSA

Abstract

Objective Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder characterized by recurrent pharyngeal obstruction during sleep, in which upper airway anatomy plays a key role in its pathogenesis. The aim of this study was to describe whether the quantification of cervical fat tissue volume (CFTV) obtained by Computed Tomography (CT)cephalometry is related to the severity of OSA.

Keywords

• sleep apnea obstructive
• adiposity
• cephalometry