Radiology in ENT

Question 1

Dysphagia

• 1st line
• 2nd if nothing found
• malignancy

Answer 1

• endoscopy
• Ba swallow
• CT staging

Question 2

Neck lumps

-appearance of a benign lymph node

Answer 2

US- FNA of thyroid lump
salivary gland disease

-elliptical, central fatty hilum, organised vascular supply

Question 3

Uses for CT/MRI in ENT

• neck
• ear
• nose
• cancer staging

Answer 3

• infection/trauma/masses/causes of facial palsy
• cholesteatoma/trauma/auditory implants
• paranasal sinuses
• CT neck and chest

Question 4

normal method for sinus surgery?

Answer 4

FESS- functional endoscopic sinus surgery

Question 5

deafness

• for sensorineural loss?
• for conductive loss?

Answer 5

• MRI, e.g. vestibular shwannoma

- CT, e.g. cholestaetoma assoc