title: CT of the soft tissue structures of the neck.
abstract: CT is an excellent means of evaluating patients with neck masses. It has the capability of defining the precise location of a mass and its effect on adjacent structures. The information obtained on CT may be used to determine the best possible approach for biopsy or surgery and to determine radiation therapy ports.
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001935:Branchioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D006928:Hyoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007249:Inflammation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009333:Neck / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed