Septoplasty and Compensatory Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy: A Randomized Study Evaluated by Acoustic Rhinometry

The Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 1993 Authors: L.F. Grymer, P. Illum, O. Hilberg Conclusion: “Septoplasty increased the areas of the narrow side significantly in both groups. The increase in area in group B was surprisingly little. This is probably an expression of the limitation of septoplasty in the treatment of slight septal deviations. The…

The Role of Acoustic Rhinometry in Studying the Nasal Cycle

Rhinology, 1993 Authors: E. W. Fisher, G. K. Scadding, V. J. Lund Conclusion: “Magnetic resonance Imaging is one way of expanding the sphere of study to the whole nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, although it is prohibitively expensive for large scale studies. Acoustic rhinometry does not provide as extensive geometric information as MRI, but allow…

Acoustic Reflectometry for Airway Measurements in Man: Implementation and Validation

Clinical Physics and Physiological Measurements, 1993 Authors: I. Marshall, N.J. Maran, S. Martin, M.A. Jan, J.E. Rimmington, J.J.K. Best, G.B. Drummond, and J.J. Douglas Conclusion: “The real-time display of airway areas is able to show the complex interdependencies of movement of the mouth, tongue, soft palate, naso-pharynx and glottis. These aspects have not been accessible…

Airway Area by Acoustic Reflection: The Two-Microphone Method

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 1993 Authors: B. Louis, G. Glass, B. Kresen, J. Fredberg Conclusion: “In summary, the principal findings of this report are as follows. 1) Areas inferred using the two-microphone method compared favorably with the standard single microphone approach and with water displacement methods. 2) We established a correction procedure that secured both…