Imaging Of Head And Neck Structures

Question 1

Head and neck uses of x rays

Answer 1

• minor skull trauma
• cervical spine trauma
• foreign bodies within neck

Question 2

Head and neck uses of ultrasound

Answer 2

• neck lumps
• superficial head + neck masses
• thyroid evaluation
• superficial infection
• carotid Doppler

Question 3

Head and neck uses of CT

Answer 3

• trauma
• acute focal neurological symptoms
• malignancy
• infection
• angiographic icing of arteries + veins

Question 4

Head and neck uses of MRI

Answer 4

• best imaging of brain > tumour evaluation + epilepsy
• cervical spinal cord traumatic injury
• head and neck tumours

Question 5

What type of imaging if used to view the mandible?

Answer 5

Orthopantomogram

Question 6

When is a lateral radiograph of the neck inadequate?

Answer 6

If you can’t see the C7 vertebra