A simple technique for eliminating tracheal buckling on lateral neck roentgenograms

Paul E. Berger*, Lawrence R. Kuhns, Andrew K. Poznanski

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Brief, gentle extrinsic pressure on the trachea at the level of the cricothyroid membrane during lateral roentgenography of the neck is suggested as a safe, simple, and reliable means of evaluating the retrotracheal pre-cervical soft tissues in infants and children.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)69-71
Number of pages3
JournalPediatric radiology
Volume2
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1974

Keywords

  • Trachea
  • neck soft tissues
  • technique

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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