This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Reply to article  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

Charles M. Myer, III, MD; Sam T. Auringer, MD; Brian J. Wiatrak, MD; George Bisset, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1990;116(3):314-316.

Abstract
• In the past, the diagnosis of tracheal compression by intrathoracic arterial structures has been made by using bronchoscopy alone or in combination with one of a variety of imaging techniques, including barium contrast esophagography and cineangiography. However, all of these imaging techniques involve exposure of patients to ionizing radiation and, in the case of angiography, an invasive procedure. The use of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of thoracic arterial disease is well documented and, more specifically, has been found to be useful in the diagnosis of innominate artery compression of the trachea and congenital vascular rings. This report documents the use of magnetic resonance imaging at the Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, in the diagnosis of innominate artery compression of the trachea. In addition, the radiographic appearance of this entity is contrasted with other compressive lesions of the trachea.

(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1990;116:314-316)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery (Drs Myer and Wiatrak) and the Division of Pediatrie Otolaryngology (Dr Myer), University of Cincinnati (Ohio) College of Medicine, and the Department of Pediatrie Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dr Myer) and the Division of Radiology (Drs Auringer and Bisset), Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication November 21, 1989.

Presented in part at the American Society of Pediatrie Otolaryngology, San Diego, Calif, May 18, 1989.

Reprint requests to Department of Pediatrie Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Elland and Bethesda avenues, Cincinnati, OH 45229 (Dr Myer).

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES

Long-term Results of Innominate Artery Reimplantation for Tracheal Compression
Grimmer et al.
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2009;135:80-84.
ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT  

Evaluation and Management of Stridor in the Newborn
Myer
CLIN PEDIATR 1993;32:511-512.