title: Radiologic laryngeal parameters in acute supraglottitis in Korean adults.
abstract: Soft-tissue lateral neck radiography is important for diagnosing acute supraglottitis. This study aimed to determine the objective criteria for a diagnosis of acute supraglottitis from soft-tissue lateral neck radiographs in Korean adults. The parameters in 30 adult patients with acute supraglottitis were compared with those of age- and sex-matched normal 30 Korean adults. The mean of epiglottis width (EW) and aryepiglottic fold width (AEW) in the control group were 4.37 +/- 0.93 mm, 2.45 +/- 0.71 mm, respectively and in the patient group they were 15.87 +/- 3.60 mm, 6.4 +/- 2.55 mm, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of an EW greater than 7 mm were 100%, and 100% respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of an AEW greater than 4.5 mm were 83%, and 100% respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Yong
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Choo
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Yum
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004826:Epiglottitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography