normal epiglottis thickness
Skip to main content. It can safely exclude the acute epiglottitis. Learningradiology Epiglottitis On CT imaging the Halloween sign describes an epiglottis of normal thickness. . There was significant correlation between epiglottis thickness and body surface area r0533 weight 0517 height 0437 and body mass index 0372. The average Korean epiglottis thickness was measured to be 231-022 mm range. Epiglottis width of 55 mm or more was found to be 962 sensitive and 100 specific in diagnosing acute epiglottitis. We believe that these data could serve as a reference in diagnosing and detecting abnormalities. 188 mm to 284 mm with greater thickness noted in men 241-021 mm when compared to women 221-018 mm p 0001. The epiglottis is a cartilaginous flap that extends in front and above the laryngeal inlet or more specifically the rima glottidis glottis. This 30-year-old man was wounded with a shotgun. However one pel