Tracheal measurement by computed tomography in Korean adults

-Tracheal The knowledge of normal tracheal morphology is helpful during endotracheal intubation for anesthesia as well as detecting tracheal and paratracheal disorders. Tracheal measurement by simple X-ray is not accurate due to image imagnification and overlapping of the shoulders in the lateral proje다ion. CT , however , is highly accurate to measure the normal tracheal morphology and paratracheal anatomy. The study was undertaken to obtain standard values of normal Korean tracheae. 50 neck and mediastinal pathology respiratory