The Finite Element Simulation of the Upper Airway of Patients with Moderate and Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome

Figure 1

The 3D model in the SolidEdge work interface. (a) shows the anterior view where nares and the mouth were simplified as three holes. (b) is a lateral view. The green section is the palate, the red section represents the tongue body, and the white parts are bones.

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