title: CT of the nasopharyngeal region. Normal and pathologic anatomy.
abstract: The soft tissue anatomy of the nasopharynx is presented in terms of deglutitional and masticatory muscle layers. Within this framework of analysis, computed tomography can detect relatively early soft tissue changes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
mesh_terms: D003679:Deglutition; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008409:Mastication; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010156:Palatal Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010159:Palate / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed