title: Ultrasonography of the neck.
abstract: The anatomic and pathologic involvement of the structures in the neck can be accurately studied with small parts ultrasonography. The thyroid and parathyroid glands and nodal chains are treated in this article; masses of the neck spaces are not considered because of their relative rarity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Civil Hospital-USSL, Busto Arsizio (Varese), Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Solbiati
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cioffi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ballarati
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009333:Neck / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000294:innervation; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography