title: [Integrated imaging of head and neck tumors in children].
abstract: Examinations of 28 children with various tumors of the visceral cranium and neck have shown that both ultrasound and magnetic resonance tomography should be used primarily for diagnosis and follow-up. These tomographic methods are especially suitable for use in children. Ultrasound is better suited to visualization of localized, superficial masses and MRT to examination of deeper lying tumors within the complex structures of the visceral cranium and neck. X-rays in different planes should be regarded as supplementary examinations. The use of CT, preferably as high-resolution CT, provides more precise visualization of fine bone structures. Conventional tomography has been almost completely replaced by CT. Angiography is applied mainly in subsequent, interventional measures; videofluoroscopy should be used to examine lesions of the upper airways and digestive tract.
authors.affiliation: Radiologisches Zentrum/Diagnostik, Städtischen Klinikums Nürnberg.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reither
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schwarzer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Imschweiler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lindner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA
vernacular_title: Integrierte Bildgebung der Gesichtsschädel- und Halstumoren im Kindesalter.