ke/bv
Date : 00.00.00
Name of the Patient : Abc Xyza Shlmn / M / 40 days.
Referred by : Dr. Abc Xyzshi.
Examination : M.R.I. of the Neck.
CLINICAL PROFILE :
H/O stridor since birth.
To r/o soft tissue mass in the neck.
EXAMINATION :
M.R.I of the neck was performed using the following parameters :
4 mm thick T1 Weighted and T2 Weighted axial images.
4 mm thick T1 Weighted sagittal images.
FEW IMAGES SHOW PATIENT MOTION. SEDATION COULD NOT BE GIVEN TO THE CHILD.
OBSERVATION :
The larynx appear small in its transverse diamension and measures 1.0 mm at the level of the vocal cord.
No obvious mass lesion is seen in the region of the larynx/neck.
The visualized upper trachea appears normal.
The carotid sheaths bilaterally appear to be normal. No obviously enlarged lymphnodes are evident on this scan.
The thyroid and the larynx show normal configuration and signal characteristics. The visualized muscles are unremarkable. The visualized bones show normal signal intensity and no obvious bone destruction is evident.
The visualized salivary glands are unremarkable.
There is no evidence of Chiari malformation. The atlanto-axial and the cervico-medullary junction are unremarkable.
IMPRESSION :
Narrowing of the larynx can be seen with laryngomalacia.