CT appearance of lunate trachea

Laurie Lomasney; Colleen J. Bergin; Jon Lomasney; Victor Roggli; William Foster

doi:10.1097/00004728-198905000-00033

CT appearance of lunate trachea

Laurie Lomasney^*, Colleen J. Bergin, Jon Lomasney, Victor Roggli, William Foster

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Abstract

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) >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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	520-522
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
Volume	13
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00004728-198905000-00033
State	Published - Jan 1 1989

Keywords

Computed tomography
Trachea, abnormalities
Trachea, diseases

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology

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