Acoustic Rhinometry is mentioned as an objective measurement for functional rhinoplasty in the May 2017 issue and review by Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America: Functional Rhinoplasty
American Journal of Psychiatry, 2004
Authors: Moberg, P.J, Roalf, D.R,
Gur, R.E., Turetsky, B.I.
Method: ” A measurement of nasal volume was acquired by acoustic rhinometry for 40 male schizophrenia patients and 24 healthy male comparison subjects.”
Results: “The patients had smaller posterior nasal volume than the comparison subjects but did not differ in anterior nasal volumes. This difference persisted after covarying for height and smoking history.
Conclusions: “The lower observed posterior nasal volume likely reflects a specific developmental craniofacial abnormality. This finding confirms an early disruption in embryological development in males with schizophrenia and may represent a genetic or environmental “first hit” that leaves the individual vulnerable to subsequent pathology.”
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