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World J Radiol. Apr 28, 2023; 15(4): 118-126
Published online Apr 28, 2023. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v15.i4.118
Published online Apr 28, 2023. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v15.i4.118
Detection of tracheal branching with computerized tomography: The relationship between the angles and age-gender
Şevket Kahraman, Mesut Furkan Yazar, Hüseyin Aydemir, Mecit Kantarci, Sonay Aydin, Depertmant of Radiology, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Erzincan 24100, Turkey
Mecit Kantarci, Department of Radiology, Atatürk University, Erzurum 25240, Turkey
Author contributions: Aydin S drafted the manuscript; Kahraman S and Aydemir H edited and revised the manuscript; Kantarci M and Yazar MF approved the final version of the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was retrospective and could not be performed on an active concurrent human or animal subject.
Informed consent statement: Our institutional review board gave its approval to this retrospective study. Informed consent form was waiver by the institutional review board as a result of retrospective nature.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Şevket Kahraman, MD, Doctor, Depertmant of Radiology, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Başbağlar, 1429. Street, 24100 Erzincan Merkez/Erzincan 24100, Turkey. sevketkahraman92@gmail.com
Received: December 26, 2022
Peer-review started: December 27, 2022
First decision: February 21, 2023
Revised: February 28, 2023
Accepted: March 24, 2023
Article in press: March 24, 2023
Published online: April 28, 2023
Peer-review started: December 27, 2022
First decision: February 21, 2023
Revised: February 28, 2023
Accepted: March 24, 2023
Article in press: March 24, 2023
Published online: April 28, 2023
Core Tip
Core Tip: This study is one of the rare studies with the highest number of patient population and measurement values in the literature measuring the branching angles of the tracheobronchial tree using the minimum intensity projection technique with multislice computed tomography in pediatric and adult populations. In this study, a wide variety of branching angles of the tracheal bronchial tree, which were not reported in the literature, were reported. Anatomical knowledge of the tracheobronchial system is essential during the use of interventional fiberoptic bronchoscopy during various airway devices, intubation, airway maneuvers. These results guide interventional procedures and offer new methods for future studies.