title: Imaging of the normal trachea.
abstract: Tracheal evaluation is a fundamental part of chest imaging. Adult tracheal anatomy is well understood, but tracheal embryology is not. There have been major advances in imaging, but radiography remains the initial imaging study for most tracheal pathology. Careful radiographic analysis can yield considerable information.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA 15213-2582, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Holbert
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Strollo
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology