Som P M
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, City University of New York, New York.
Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 1993 Dec;26(6):983-94.
If a patient presents with a history and clinical findings suggestive of an inflammatory process, the sectional imaging examination of choice should be a CT scan. This study will minimize the chances of diagnostic error as described. MR imaging can be done to complement the CT scan in selected cases when additional information from such an MR image will contribute to management. In the final analysis, the radiologist today can give precise anatomic localization of pathology on a scale never before possible. It is the pathologist, however, who still must make the final diagnosis.
如果患者的病史和临床检查结果提示存在炎症过程，首选的断层成像检查应为CT扫描。如前所述，这项检查将最大限度地减少诊断错误的几率。在某些病例中，当来自磁共振成像的额外信息有助于治疗时，可进行磁共振成像以补充CT扫描。归根结底，如今的放射科医生能够以前所未有的精准度对病变进行解剖定位。然而，最终诊断仍须由病理学家做出。
