Research and application progress of upper airway imaging technique in obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome
10.3969/j.issn.1672-8270.2025.10.025
- VernacularTitle:上气道成像技术在阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征中的研究与应用进展
- Author:
Jiani ZHOU
1
;
Mingzhe YANG
1
;
Renjie CHEN
1
Author Information
1. 南京医科大学第二附属医院耳鼻咽喉头颈外科 南京 210000
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome(OSAHS);
Upper airway imaging technique;
Pathological mechanism;
Morphological characteristic of upper airway;
Imaging
- From:
China Medical Equipment
2025;22(10):138-145
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome(OSAHS)is a chronic disease that characteristics is multi system damage,which core pathological mechanism involves a complex interaction between structural abnormalities of the upper airway and imbalances in neuromuscular regulation.With continuous advancements in imaging technique,upper airway imaging technique has been a key tool that reveals pathological characteristics of OSAHS heterogeneity,and guides individual diagnosis and treatment.This article explored OSAHS's pathogenesis,and systematically sorted out the application of various imaging techniques,including X-ray cephalometry,computed tomography(CT),magnetic resonance imaging(MRI),ultrasound,and drug-induced sleep endoscopy(DISE)in the diagnosis and treatment for OSAHS,which focuses on an analysis for their values in the location of them at obstructive plane,treatment decision and the prediction for curative effect.In addition,this article conducted a prospect for multimodal imaging fusion,artificial intelligence-assisted analysis and other development in these imaging techniques in future.By comparing the clinical applicability and limitations of each kind of technique,this review provided imaging basis for optimizing the pathway of OSAHS's clinical diagnosis and treatment,promoting the shift from conventional classification to precision intervention,so as to ultimately improve the quality of managing disease.
