Stark P, Norbash A
Department of Radiology, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, California, USA.
Radiol Clin North Am. 1998 Jan;36(1):91-105. doi: 10.1016/s0033-8389(05)70008-7.
The upper airways play a crucial role in respiration, as pathway for gases, modulator for airflow, and filter for particulate matter. This article describes the anatomy and physiology of the trachea and upper airways and imaging of the upper airways in patients with chronic obstructive airway disease.
上呼吸道在呼吸过程中起着至关重要的作用，它是气体的通道、气流的调节器以及颗粒物的过滤器。本文描述了气管和上呼吸道的解剖学与生理学以及慢性阻塞性气道疾病患者上呼吸道的影像学表现。
