title: Upper airway and tracheal obstruction in infants and children.
abstract: The radiologist plays a key role in the diagnosis of airway obstruction in children. Most diagnoses are made on the basis of plain films. In more complicated or complex entities, CT and MRI give excellent anatomic detail in defining the airway, associated soft tissues, and vascular relationships.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Strife
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*