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J Magn Reson Imaging
July 2014
Institute of Musicians' Medicine, University of Music and University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Freiburg University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany.
In the evaluation of patients with local pathologic dilatation inside the upper airway a pressure-related testing seems important for understanding its pathophysiology and for developing a concept of intra-individually adjusted therapy. Commonly used diagnostic techniques like endoscopy or medical imaging including ultrasound, barium swallow or computer-assisted tomography (CT) have shown limitations either in evaluating a dynamic process or assessing the entirety of cervical structures. This article presents a case report of a professional trumpet player with bilateral pharyngoceles, introducing real-time and three-dimensional (3D) MRI as a helpful tool in the diagnosis of pressure dependent pathologies in the upper airway.
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Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA.
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