Sigal R
Department of Imaging, Institut Gustave Roussy, Paris XI University, Villejuif, France.
Radiol Clin North Am. 1998 Sep;36(5):781-99, v. doi: 10.1016/s0033-8389(05)70064-6.
Imaging is an indispensable tool in patients with clinical suspicion of infrahyoid neck disease. CT and MR imaging can establish a positive diagnosis by showing a true mass (versus a pseudomass). In addition, by defining the exact space of origin of the lesion and its characteristics (CT density, MR signal, homo- or heterogeneity, contour, contrast enhancement), imaging can predict the correct diagnosis. Because it offers multiplanar, multiparameter information, MR imaging, performed with a dedicated coil and appropriate artifact-reduction techniques, usually is the modality of choice.
