MAJOR SALIVARY GLANDS AND PERIPHERAL FACIAL NERVE Anthony A. Mancuso IMAGING APPROACH Techniques and Relevant Aspects Computed Tomography Specific computed tomography (CT) protocols for various indications appear in Appendix A….
THYROID: NODULES AND MALIGNANT TUMORS ANTHONY A. MANCUSO, WILLIAM M. MENDENHALL, AND MIKHAIL VAYSBERG KEY POINTS The incidental discovery of thyroid nodules must be reported, but this creates potentially large…
THYROID DEVELOPMENTAL ANOMALIES ANTHONY A. MANCUSO KEY POINTS Imaging is central to proper diagnosis of thyroid anomalies. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance are the prime diagnostic imaging tools. Ultrasound is…
PARAGANGLIOMAS (CHEMODECTOMAS) ANTHONY A. MANCUSO KEY POINTS Paragangliomas occur at many sites and pose significant treatment challenges in many cases if significant functional losses are to be avoided. Precise imaging…
MANDIBLE: INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES ANTHONY A. MANCUSO, JAMES C. PETTIGREW, AND MADHU K. NAIR TECHNICAL ASPECTS General Examination Technique The entire mandible must be imaged even, for instance, if…
MASTICATOR SPACE, BUCCAL SPACE, AND INFRATEMPORAL FOSSA MASSES ANTHONY A. MANCUSO KEY POINTS Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography provide critical and usually definitive data needed in the diagnosis and…
OROPHARYNX: MALIGNANT TUMORS ANTHONY A. MANCUSO, WILLIAM M. MENDENHALL, AND JOHN W. WERNING KEY POINTS Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are critical to the medical decision-making process in oropharyngeal…
RETROPHARYNGEAL AND PREVERTEBRAL SPACE MASSES ANTHONY A. MANCUSO KEY POINTS Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography provide critical and usually definitive data needed in the diagnosis and management of retropharyngeal…
SINUSES, NASAL CAVITY, AND CENTRAL SKULL BASE: SOLID MALIGNANT TUMORS ANTHONY A. MANCUSO, WILLIAM M. MENDENHALL, AND JOHN W. WERNING KEY POINTS Imaging is indispensable in differentiating routine sinonasal inflammatory…
BENIGN AND MALIGNANT CHONDROGENIC TUMORS OF BONE ANTHONY A. MANCUSO KEY POINTS Chondroid lesions are uncommon in the head and neck. They do represent a significant percentage of skull base…
