title: [Diagnosis of malignancies in the head and neck area: impasse or progress? From the viewpoint of the radio-oncologist].
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging is a new imaging method with growing importance in diagnostics, therapy planning and follow-up of ORL tumors. The method has multiple benefits compared to other examination methods such as ultrasonography or computed tomography. These benefits are demonstrated for different anatomic structures as examples.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Breit
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pfändner
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Held
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Langnickel
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000379:methods*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Diagnostik von Malignomen im Kopf-Hals-Bereich: Stillstand oder Fortschritt? Aus der Sicht des Radioonkologen.