Radiological Anatomy Head And Neck Amd Some Questions From Digestive Flashcards
Image technique for bone and soft parts
CT
Image technique for soft parts
MRI, due to its multiparametric capacity
Image technique for deglutition problems
Real-time swallowing evaluation with videofluoroscopy (barium swallow, inverted grayscale)
Fat from the parapharyngeal space, how is it identified in each imaging technique?
Hypodense in CT
Hyperintense in T1 and T2
What do we have to take into account in radiology when considering pathologies in the neck?
Symmetry, epicentre or displacement of the parapharyngeal space
Cervical level of larynx
C3-C6
Spaces in epiglottis
Supraglottic and subglottic spaces
Laryngeal mask
Used in MRI
Which imaging technique is mostly used for the thyroid gland?
Ultrasound
Parathyroid glands are difficult to see: TRUE/FALSE
Parathyroid gland cannot be usually seen even with good resolution.
Only when they have tumors they can be identified.
Salivary glands: techniques
Ultrasound (for superficial lymph nodes), but also CT and MRI (for deeper ones).
The peritoneum is almost impossible to identify as …
It is very thin
What anomaly can you identify?
ASCITES: there is a very thick peritoneum which can be observed, there is an accumulation of fluid.
The mesentery comes from….
Double layers of peritoneum
The mesentery in the adult becomes surrounded and filled with…
Fat (seen black in CT)
