title: Roles of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging diagnoses in the treatment of head and neck cancer.
abstract: This article has provided an overview of the current imaging techniques for evaluating head and neck cancer. Advantages, disadvantages, and complementary roles of CT and MRI have been described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Hospitals and Clinics, Illinois.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Foust
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Duong
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed