The team also reported that laryngeal ultrasound had a sensitivity of 90% and a specificity of 98% for predicting the horse's likelihood to roar during exercise.

CHICAGO — Transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasound (TLUS) clearly and noninvasively assessed vocal-cord function in 95% of patients undergoing thyroidectomy, in a new prospective study of over 200 ...

Yes, this is entirely normal. Research has shown that with age, the thyroid cartilage calcifies slowly. This can even prevent the use of certain imaging techniques, such as laryngeal ultrasound.

Laryngeal ultrasound sensitivity counted per nerve at risk was 83.3%, specificity 97.2%, accuracy 96.4%, positive predictive value 62.5% and negative predictive value 99%. Laryngeal ultrasonography is ...

New research shows low-intensity ultrasound stimulation would be able to enhance the survival of implanted tissue graft, which could vastly increase the rates of success of a broad range of tissue ...

Laryngeal ultrasound is a useful tool when evaluating horses with arytenoid chondritis and other anatomic abnormalities of the laryngeal cartilages, he said.

Tests for laryngeal cancer You usually have a number of tests to check for laryngeal cancer. The larynx is a tube about 2 inches (5 cm) long in adults that sits above the windpipe (trachea). You may ...

Recognition of the laryngeal stenosis or atresia prenatally by ultrasound scan has clinical implication, since advanced intrauterine fetal surgery can correct some of the defects with intrauterine ...

Effects of ultrasound‑guided pericapsular nerve group block in combination with laryngeal mask airway on anesthesia, postoperative analgesia, and recovery of elderly patients with femoral neck ...

Your GP should arrange for you to see a specialist if you have symptoms that could be due to laryngeal cancer.

Topical anesthesia with lignocaine reduces cough rate and enhances satisfaction among patients undergoing endobronchial ultrasound–guided transbronchial needle aspiration under general anesthesia.