Table 1.
Table showing references of excluded studies with rationale for exclusion
| References | Rationale for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Anantanarayanan et alA2 (2013) | Not dealing with MRI |
| Caprioglio et alA3 (2014) | Not dealing with MRI |
| Carotenuto et alA4 (2011) | Not dealing with MRI |
| Celenk et alA5 (2010) | Not dealing with MRI |
| Celikoglu et alA6 (2014) | Not dealing with MRI |
| Donnelly et alA8 (2001) | Not dealing with MRI |
| Gasparini et alA9 (2012) | Not dealing with MRI |
| Goldstein et alA11 (2004) | Not dealing with MRI |
| Golpe et alA12 (2002) | Not dealing with MRI |
| Guilleminault et alA13 (2013) | Not dealing with MRI |
| Guilleminault et alA14 (2011) | Not dealing with MRI |
| Hänggi et alA15 (2008) | Not dealing with MRI |
| Heller et alA16 (2006) | Not dealing with MRI |
| Juliano et alA20 (2009) | Not dealing with MRI |
| Kinzinger et alA22 (2011) | Not dealing with MRI |
| Pirelli et alA24 (2005) | Not dealing with MRI |
| Villa et alA27 (2002) | Not dealing with MRI |
| Wolf et alA30 (2010) | Not dealing with MRI |
| Abdel-Aziz et alA1 (2014) | Population of adults |
| Gokce et alA10 (2012) | Population of adults |
| Heo and KimA17 (2011) | Population of adults |
| Jäger et alA18 (1998) | Population of adults |
| Jing et alA19 (2012) | Population of adults |
| Kaur et alA21 (2014) | Population of adults |
| Lam et alA23 (2004) | Population of adults |
| Portier et alA25 (1998) | Population of adults |
| Song et alA26 (2015) | Population of adults |
| Virkkula et alA28 (2006) | Population of adults |
| Watanabe et alA29 (2002) | Population of adults |
| Yucel et alA31 (2005) | Population of adults |
| Chen et alA7 (2008) | Not dealing with OSAS |
OSAS, obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.