Airway Ultrasound
Ultrasound (US) is an accessible, non-invasive portable imaging modality which has utility in upper airway assessment.
Tag airway ultrasound
Airway ultrasound longitudinal views
Airway ultrasound longitudinal views. This is a panoramic ultrasound view of the airway in longitudinal section.
Airway ultrasound transverse views
This series of ultrasound images explores the airway in transverse section from the thyroid cartilage, through the cricothyroid membrane and on to the cricoid cartilage.
Airway ultrasound the oesophagus
Transverse views of the lower anterior neck. The aim is to visualise the trachea and oesophagus, so that during tracheal intubation, inadvertent oesophageal intubation may be identified and immediately corrected.