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ArticleThorax2021

MRI of the upper airways in children and young adults: the MUSIC study.

Bernadette Elders, Pierluigi Ciet, Harm Tiddens, Wytse van den Bosch, Piotr Wielopolski, Bas Pullens

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Article in Thorax, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bernadette EldersDepartment of Pediatric Pulmonology, Erasmus MC Sophia, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Pierluigi CietDepartment of Pediatric Pulmonology, Erasmus MC Sophia, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4017-8957
Harm TiddensDepartment of Pediatric Pulmonology, Erasmus MC Sophia, Rotterdam, The Netherlands h.tiddens@erasmusmc.nl.
Wytse van den BoschDepartment of Pediatric Pulmonology, Erasmus MC Sophia, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Piotr WielopolskiDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Bas PullensDepartment of Pediatric Othorhinolaryngology, Erasmus MC Sophia, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Erasmus MC · NLErasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationalePaediatric laryngotracheal stenosis (LTS) is often successfully corrected with open airway surgery. However, respiratory and vocal sequelae frequently remain. Clinical care and surgical interventions could be improved with better understanding of these sequelae.

objectiveThe objective of this cross-sectional study was to develop an upper airway MRI protocol to obtain information on anatomical and functional sequelae post-LTS repair.

methodsForty-eight patients (age 14.4 (range 7.5-30.7) years) and 11 healthy volunteers (15.9 (8.2-28.8) years) were included. Spirometry and static and dynamic upper airway MRI (3.0 T, 30 min protocol) were conducted. Analysis included assessment of postoperative anatomy and airway lumen measurements during static and dynamic (inspiration and phonation) acquisitions. MAIN

resultsGood image quality without artefacts was achieved for static and dynamic images in the majority of MRIs. MRI showed vocal cord thickening in 80.9% of patients and compared with volunteers, a significant decrease in vocal cord lumen area (22.0 (IQR 17.7-30.3) mm

conclusionsStatic and dynamic MRI is an excellent modality to non-invasively image anatomy, tissue characteristics and vocal cord dynamics of the upper airways. MRI-derived knowledge on postsurgical LTS sequelae might be used to improve surgery.

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AdolescentAdultChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLaryngostenosisLarynxMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleTracheaTracheal StenosisVocal CordsYoung Adultimaging/CT MRI etc

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PMID33122446
PMCPMC7803889
OpenAlexW3097630817

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