CT Imaging for Soft Tissue Tumors of the Neck

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Amanda A. Muñoz, HMS III Gillian Lieberman, MD The Menu of Tests for Neck Imaging CT Modality Utility Most effective for tissue discrimination, spatial resolution, staging, mass effect, treatment planning, monitoring response Ultrasound Characterize cystic or vascular masses Angiography Pre-op embolization PET/radio- nuclide scans MRI Image neoplasms, thyroid nodules Difficult discrimination between neoplasm and normal tissue CXR Not used for diagnosis Eskey, Rad Clin N Am, p. 1091 6
SCMs Amanda A. Muñoz, HMS III Gillian Lieberman, MD Triangles for Clinicians Clinicians use the following triangles to navigate neck anatomy: Anterior Triangle bjj.org/articles/ 971008-revive/ Mandible Hyoid Bone •The neck is a cylinder extending from the mandible to the thoracic inlet and from the base of the skull to the scapulae •The anterior triangle of the neck is bordered by the SCMs and the mandible •The anterior triangle is divided into the suprahyoid and infrahyoid regions by the hyoid bone •The infrahyoid region is divided into the carotid and muscular triangles by the superior belly of the omohyoid muscle •The carotid triangle contains the carotid sheath 7
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