Walsh J K, Katsantonis G P, Schweitzer P K, Verde J N, Muehlbach M
Sleep. 1985;8(3):294-7. doi: 10.1093/sleep/8.3.294.
Systematic cineradiographic observation of the upper airway with simultaneous polysomnography, termed somnofluoroscopy, was performed for a relatively large sample of obstructive sleep apnea patients. These observations suggest that (a) the site of upper airway occlusion may be oropharyngeal, hypopharyngeal, or both; (b) upper airway dynamics appear to be consistent within a given patient and variable among patients; and (c) a passive mechanism results in occlusion rather than active muscular contraction. Somnofluoroscopy is a relatively simple procedure that may be helpful in the selection of treatment for individual sleep apnea patients.
对相对大量的阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停患者样本进行了上气道的系统性动态放射成像观察，并同步进行多导睡眠监测，即睡眠荧光透视检查。这些观察结果表明：（a）上气道阻塞部位可能在口咽、下咽或两者皆有；（b）特定患者的上气道动力学似乎是一致的，但不同患者之间存在差异；（c）导致阻塞的是被动机制而非主动肌肉收缩。睡眠荧光透视检查是一种相对简单的程序，可能有助于为个体睡眠呼吸暂停患者选择治疗方法。
