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Year : 2016  |  Volume : 9  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 300-306

Upper airway imaging and its role in preoperative airway evaluation


1 Department of Radiodiagnosis, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Anaesthesiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, India

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Jagadish G Sutagatti
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0975-2870.182496

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Ultrasonography (USG) is well-known as a fast, safe, and noninvasive technique. Its application for imaging of the airway is now gaining momentum. The upper airway has a complex anatomy, and its assessment forms a vital part of every preanesthetic evaluation. Ultrasound (US) imaging can help in upper airway assessment in the preoperative period. There are various approaches to upper airway USG. The technique has its own advantages, disadvantages, and limitations. This simple yet challenging imaging technique is all set to become an important part of routine preoperative airway evaluation. This article reviews the various approaches to upper airway US imaging, interpretation of the images, limitations, and disadvantages of the technique and its varied clinical applications in the preoperative period. The scientific material presented here was hand searched from textbooks and journals, electronically from PubMed, and Google scholar using text words.


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