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. 2011 Sep;3(3):156–170. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2011.04.03

Table 2. Oral airway mean diameters of seven realistic mouth throat models† based on MRI scans (13).

Model Idealized S1a§ S1b§ S2 S4 S5a§ S5b§ S3 Mean±SD
dmean 2.1 1.8 1.5 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.0 2.21±0.43

The model includes Caucasian male and female subjects aged 23-43 years; Subject representing average geometry of actual subjects; §Model with intrasubject geometric configurations.