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CT appearance of lunate trachea.

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Lomasney, L; Bergin, CJ; Lomasney, J; Roggli, V; Foster, W
Published in: J Comput Assist Tomogr
1989
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Computed tomography provides excellent visualization of the trachea, but there have been only limited descriptions of variations in tracheal shape. The normal tracheal cartilage is U shaped. Lunate shaped trachea is uncommon and is characterized by a coronal/sagittal diameter ratio (tracheal index) greater than 1. We present the CT appearance of a lunate shaped trachea with corresponding pathologic sections. Destruction of the membranous septum caused marked increase in the tracheal index in this patient.

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Victor Louis Roggli
Author Victor Louis Roggli Pathology
William Leicester Foster Jr.
Author William Leicester Foster Jr. Radiology

Published In

J Comput Assist Tomogr

DOI

10.1097/00004728-198905000-00033

ISSN

0363-8715

Publication Date

1989

Volume

13

Issue

3

Start / End Page

520 / 522

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tracheal Diseases
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Aged
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Lomasney, L., Bergin, C. J., Lomasney, J., Roggli, V., & Foster, W. (1989). CT appearance of lunate trachea. J Comput Assist Tomogr, 13(3), 520–522. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004728-198905000-00033
Lomasney, L., C. J. Bergin, J. Lomasney, V. Roggli, and W. Foster. “CT appearance of lunate trachea.” J Comput Assist Tomogr 13, no. 3 (1989): 520–22. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004728-198905000-00033.
Lomasney L, Bergin CJ, Lomasney J, Roggli V, Foster W. CT appearance of lunate trachea. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1989;13(3):520–2.
Lomasney, L., et al. “CT appearance of lunate trachea.” J Comput Assist Tomogr, vol. 13, no. 3, 1989, pp. 520–22. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00004728-198905000-00033.
Lomasney L, Bergin CJ, Lomasney J, Roggli V, Foster W. CT appearance of lunate trachea. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1989;13(3):520–522.

Published In

J Comput Assist Tomogr

DOI

10.1097/00004728-198905000-00033

ISSN

0363-8715

Publication Date

1989

Volume

13

Issue

3

Start / End Page

520 / 522

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tracheal Diseases
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Aged
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences