Imaging of the head and neck |
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Authors: | Ivan Zammit-Maempel |
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Institution: | Ivan Zammit-Maempel MB ChB (Hons) MRCP FRCR is a Consultant Radiologist at Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Conflicts of interest: none |
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Abstract: | Imaging is increasingly being used in the evaluation of patients presenting with a neck mass or with a ‘hot’ neck and has an established role in the staging of head and neck cancer. Plain radiographs have a very limited role and the workhorses of neck imaging are ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging with an increased demand, more recently, for positron emission tomography-CT. Contrast studies, videofluoroscopy, angiography and nuclear medicine have a limited but important role in selected cases. This article will discuss the role of some of these imaging modalities in evaluating the soft tissues of the neck. |
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Keywords: | Computed tomography head and neck magnetic resonance imaging positron emission tomography radiology ultrasound |
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