PARATHYROID GLANDS: HYPERPARATHYROIDISM Anthony A. Mancuso and Mikhail Vaysberg KEY POINTS Imaging with anatomic and physiologic techniques is very useful in the preoperative localization of parathyroid adenoma, especially given newer…
FUNCTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY ANTHONY A. MANCUSO, WILLIAM O. COLLINS, AND CAROL J. LANGDOC KEY POINTS Computed tomographic imaging is central to the diagnosis of disease that might require functional…
LABYRINTHITIS BERIT M. VERBIST, ANTHONY A. MANCUSO, AND PATRICK J. ANTONELLI KEY POINTS Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography are commonly performed to look for abnormalities of the labyrinth, cochleovestibular…
GOITER: NONTOXIC THYROID GLAND ENLARGEMENT ANTHONY A. MANCUSO AND MIKHAIL VAYSBERG KEY POINTS Imaging is helpful to confirm a diagnosis of nontoxic thyroid goiter. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging…
INFRAHYOID NECK: VISCERAL COMPARTMENT AND RETROPHARYNGEAL CONDITIONS PRESENTING AS A NECK MASS ANTHONY A. MANCUSO KEY POINTS The visceral compartment and retropharyngeal space can be the source of a palpable…
HYPOPHARYNX: INTRODUCTION, NORMAL ANATOMY, AND FUNCTION ROBERT HERMANS AND ANTHONY A. MANCUSO IMAGING APPROACH Techniques and Relevant Aspects The hypopharynx is studied in essentially the same manner as the larynx;…
GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NEUROPATHY AND REFERRED OTALGIA BERIT M. VERBIST, ANTHONY A. MANCUSO, AND PATRICK J. ANTONELLI KEY POINTS Computed tomography including computed tomographic angiography is the primary tool for looking for…
CERVICAL ADENOPATHY DUE TO BENIGN AND MALIGNANT SYSTEMIC DISEASES ANTHONY A. MANCUSO KEY POINTS Cervical adenopathies due to benign and malignant systemic diseases often mimic reactive adenopathy, which is a…
NASOPHARYNX: INFECTIONS ANTHONY A. MANCUSO KEY POINTS Imaging, especially computed tomography, may be useful in the management of selected nasopharyngeal infections. Computed tomography can provide a safe and rapid assessment…
