Mimics, Pearls, and Pitfalls of Head and Neck Imaging

Years ago, I learned a couple of “tricks” that helped me interpret cross-section imaging of the head and neck. First, …“draw a line down the middle”… (which was easy when we had “films” and grease pencils!) and compare one side to the other. The head and neck are not completely symmetrical, but looking for large asy mmetries helps us identify suspicious areas. The next step was to determine whether that suspicious area was abnormal or whether it represents a normal variation. I still use this approach today and have always appreciated the need to understand normal variation to avoid both “undercalling” and “overcalling” abnormalities.

Source: Neuroimaging Clinics - April 14, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Suresh K. Mukherji Tags: Foreword Source Type: research