Keywords: Segmentation, Segmentation
Motivation: The motivation for this research study is to better understand and characterize upper-airway collapse during sleep in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The study aims to provide valuable insights into the dynamics of airway collapse.
Goal(s): The main goal is to quantitatively assess upper-airway collapse dynamics in both OSA and normal individuals, developing imaging phenotypes.
Approach: The research methodology involves data collection using MRI, manual analysis for quantitative imaging phenotypes, and presenting qualitative and quantitative findings.
Results: The study effectively visualizes airway collapse patterns in normal and OSA patients, develops quantitative imaging phenotypes, and distinguishes various collapse patterns.
Impact: The study's results provide researchers with new, quantitative insights into upper-airway collapse in sleep apnea. This may enable more precise diagnosis and treatment, stimulate further research into non-CPAP therapies, and improve the quality of care for patients with sleep apnea.
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