Head and neck MR imaging in the pediatric patient

Conference · Sun Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986 · Radiology; (United States)

OSTI ID:6709662

Dietrich, R B; Lufkin, R B; Kangarloo, H; Hanafee, W N; Wilson, G H

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging studies of the head and neck (excluding the brain) were obtained in 49 children believed to have lesions of the head and neck. Seven children had normal images; in the remaining 42, lesions were divided into four categories: midline lesions, lesions of symmetric paired structures, facial lesions, and naso-pharyngeal and oropharyngeal lesions. All entities were well delineated by MR imaging. The imaging planes and sequences chosen depended on the suspected abnormality. Midline lesions were best imaged in the sagittal plane, lesions of paired structures and the face in the axial or coronal planes, and naso-pharyngeal and oropharyngeal lesions in the axial or sagittal planes. Intracranial extension of head and neck neoplasms was best evaluated in the coronal plane. Surface coils provided better resolution and were thus more useful in evaluating small superficial lesions; head or body coils were more useful in defining the extent of large lesions. T2-weighted images provided better differentiation between normal and tumor tissue in patients with head and neck neoplasms.

• Research Organization: UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90024
• OSTI ID: 6709662
• Report Number(s): CONF-861136-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Radiology; (United States) Journal Volume: 159:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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