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Ultrashort Echo-Time MRI for the Assessment of Tracheomalacia in Neonates

Authors :
Hysinger, Erik B.
Bates, Alister J.
Higano, Nara S.
Benscoter, Dan
Fleck, Robert J.
Hart, Catherine K.
Burg, Gregory
De Alarcon, Alessandro
Kingma, Paul S.
Woods, Jason C.
Source :
Chest; March 2020, Vol. 157 Issue: 3 p595-602, 8p
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Bronchoscopy is the gold standard for evaluating tracheomalacia; however, reliance on an invasive procedure limits understanding of normal airway dynamics. Self-gated ultrashort echo-time MRI (UTE MRI) can assess tracheal dynamics but has not been rigorously evaluated.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00123692 and 19313543
Volume :
157
Issue :
3
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Chest
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs51810054
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2019.11.034