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Fig. 2

From: Use of ultrasound guidance to improve the safety of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: a literature review

Fig. 2

Transverse view at the thyroid cartilage using a linear transducer. Note the difference in echogenicity between the true cords because of the presence of the vocalis muscle (A) (TC, Thyroid cartilage; SM, Strap muscles; AC, Arytenoid cartilage; V, Vocalis muscle; VL, Vocal ligaments;) and the increased fat content in the false cords (B) (TC, Thyroid cartilage; SM, Strap muscles; FC, False cord;). Reprinted with permission from Wolters Kluwer [42]

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