JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.19, no.3, pp.566-572, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) expresses the structural and neuromuscular disorder of soft palate and pharyngeal walls inhibiting the normal functions of velopharyngeal (VP) sphincter mechanism. In this study, efficacy of dynamic magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of VPI is investigated.