title: [Magnetic resonance tomography of the oral cavity, the oropharynx and the mouth floor: comparison with computed tomography].
abstract: 42 CT and MR examinations of orofacial tumours have been analysed and their value has been compared. In 78% of cases MR was superior to CT in delineating the tumour borders. T1-weighted and gradient echo sequences after intravenous gadolinium injection were particularly useful. Nevertheless, T-staging based on clinical and CT findings was altered in only two cases (5%) by MR. MR should, at present, be used in those cases where small tumours can not be demonstrated by CT, or where metal artifacts obscure the region of interest.
authors.affiliation: Radiologische Klinik der Universität Tübingen, Abt. für Radiologische Diagnostik.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lenz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skalej
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozdoba
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bongers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009060:Mouth Floor; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Kernspintomographie der Mundhöhle, des Oropharynx und des Mundbodens: Vergleich mit der Computertomographie.