Objective Evaluation of Oral and Pharyngeal Areas in Autopsy Cases of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome via Postmortem CT

Author:

Takeuchi Akiko12,Hyodoh Hideki3ORCID,Jin Shigeki1ORCID,Tanaka Satoshi1ORCID,Murakami Manabu4,Minowa Kazuyuki12ORCID,Matoba Kotaro1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Forensic Medicine, Center for Cause of Death Investigation, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

2. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

3. Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Fukui University, Fukui, Japan

4. Center for Medical Education and International Relations, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

Abstract

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) can cause sudden death during sleep. Previous findings have suggested that OSAS development is related to maxillofacial morphology. Evaluation of facial morphology can determine the risk of developing the disease, and establishing an objective method to assess the underlying etiology of OSAS-related death would be advantageous. Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the key features of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) using postmortem oral and pharyngeal computed tomography (CT). Methods: We retrospectively assessed autopsy cases of patients with (n=25) and without (n=25) OSAS-related death. We used oral and pharyngeal CT images to compare the oral and pharyngeal cavity volume (OPCV), oral and pharyngeal soft tissue volume (OPSV), oral and pharyngeal air space volume (OPAV), and OPAV to OPCV ratio (%air). Receiver operating curve (ROC) analysis was used to determine the accuracy of OSAS prediction. We assessed participants with body mass index (BMI) values within the normal range. Results: Among the 50 subjects, we observed significant between-group differences in OPSV, OPAV, and % air, whereas there were significant betweengroup differences in OPSV and %air among 28 subjects with normal BMI values. Both comparisons suggested that OSAS-related death was associated with low %air and high OPSV values. Conclusion: The % air and OPSV are useful for assessing postmortem oropharyngeal CT images. OSAS-related sudden death is likely when %air and OPSV values are ≤20.1% and ≥127.2 ml, respectively. Among those with normal BMI values, % air and OPSV values of ≤22.8% and ≥111.5 ml, respectively, predict OSAS-related sudden death.

Publisher

Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.

Subject

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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