Head and Neck Radiology Flashcards
What are the common imaging modalities used in ENT?
- Plain radiograph
- Contrast studies (swallow/meal)
- USS
- CT
- MRI
- Nuclear Medicine (PET)
What areas of the head & neck would be suited to plain radiograph imaging?
1) Lateral soft tissue of the neck
2) Facial view (maxillofacial)
3) Orthopantomogram (dental assessment)
What modality of imaging is shown here?
Plain radiograph
Soft tissues of lateral neck
What modality of imaging is shown here?
Orthopantamogram
Bone destruction
What imaging modality is shown here?
CT
Bone destruction
What imaging modality is shown here?
MRI
Bone destruction
What Head and neck conditions would contrast studies be used to help investigate?
FOSIT (Feeling of something in Throat)
Post-op leaks
Sialogram - blocked salivary gland or duct
What imaging modality is shown here?
Barium swallow
Pouch
What imaging modality is shown here?
Sialogram - contrast study
Shows normal parotid duct
What imaging modality is shown here and what is the abdnormality?
Sialogram - contrast study
Calculus in parotid duct
What is the video fluoroscopy used for?
To analyse the mechanics of your swallowing
What can USS be used for in H&N cases?
Lumps or swellings:
1) Are they solid or cystic
2) Are they vascular
3) USS guided FNA
What imaging modality is shown here and what procedure is being performed?
US guided FNA
What imaging modality is shown here?
CT Petrous temporal bone
What imaging modality is shown here?
CT
Nasal sinuses shown
