title: [Ultrasound, computerized and nuclear magnetic resonance tomography of soft tissue processes of the head and neck].
abstract: 14 patients with a space-occupying growth in the head and neck region were examined via sonography, CT and MR to explore and demonstrate by means of a prospective comparative study the possibilities offered by these three imaging methods. Stages are best diagnosed by means of sonography; the leading role of this method is undisputed. To clarify sonographically unclear findings and especially in pre-surgery planning, MR offers advantages over CT on account of the high soft-part contrast and multiplanar visualisation. However, it is impossible or very difficult to differentiate abscesses and lymphadenitides from malignant growths with these three methods solely on the basis of image-morphological criteria.
authors.affiliation: Radiologische Klinik, Universität Kiel.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brinkmann
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brix
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beigel
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001935:Branchioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Sonographie, Computer- und Kernspintomographie bei Weichteilprozessen im Kopf-Hals-Bereich.