ORBIT: BLUNT FORCE, FRACTURES, AND PENETRATING INJURIES ANTHONY A. MANCUSO AND MARY FRAN SMITH KEY POINTS The imaging findings in orbital trauma are critical to treatment decisions, including precise surgical…
LEUKEMIA AND PLASMA CELL NEOPLASMS ANTHONY A. MANCUSO KEY POINTS Plasma cell tumors and leukemia may present as primarily intramedullary and extramedullary processes in the head and neck. Plasma cell…
NASOPHARYNX: INTRODUCTION ANTHONY A. MANCUSO TECHNICAL ASPECTS Techniques and Relevant Aspects General Examination Technique Patients should be positioned so that the hard palate is perpendicular to the tabletop—a position that…
HORNER SYNDROME: CERVICAL SYMPATHETIC/OCULOSYMPATHETIC NEUROPATHY 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…
LARYNX: INFECTIOUS AND NONINFECTIOUS INFLAMMATORY DISEASES ROBERT HERMANS, ANTHONY A. MANCUSO, AND WILLIAM O. COLLINS KEY POINTS Imaging is occasionally useful in the management of epiglottitis, supraglottitis, and other acute…
LACRIMAL GLAND: ORBITAL PSEUDOTUMOR AND ACUTE AND CHRONIC INFECTIONS AND NONINFECTIOUS INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS ANTHONY A. MANCUSO, MARY FRAN SMITH, AND BERIT M. VERBIST KEY POINTS Computed tomography and magnetic resonance…
RETROPHARYNGEAL AND PREVERTEBRAL SPACE INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS ANTHONY A. MANCUSO KEY POINTS Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography provide the critical and usually definitive data needed in the diagnosis and management…
Posterior Compartment: Malignant Masses ANTHONY A. MANCUSO KEY POINTS Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography provide the critical and usually definitive data needed in the diagnosis and management of malignant…
OTOSCLEROSIS BERIT M. VERBIST, ANTHONY A. MANCUSO, AND PATRICK J. ANTONELLI KEY POINTS Non–contrast-enhanced computed tomography is an excellent means to confirm the clinical diagnosis of otosclerosis. No imaging study…
TEMPORAL BONE PARAGANGLIOMAS (CHEMODECTOMAS) BERIT M. VERBIST, ANTHONY A. MANCUSO, WILLIAM M. MENDENHALL, AND PATRICK J. ANTONELLI KEY POINTS Paragangliomas occur at several sites and pose significant treatment challenges in…
