Laryngeal ultrasonography in infants and children: a new way of investigating. Normal and pathological findings.
Ultrasound of the larynx appears as a new way of imaging the larynx in infants and children. The normal sonographic anatomy is briefly described. The pathological findings of this method, its advantages and its drawbacks are discussed. It appears to be a very interesting method for functional disorders and space-occupying lesions.
Garel
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Department of Radiology, Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, France.
Contencin
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Polonovski
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Hassan
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Narcy
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005333:Fetus; D005931:Glottis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007817:Laryngeal Cartilages / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007830:Larynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging