title: Infrahyoid neck.
abstract: Imaging is an indispensable tool in patients with clinical suspicion of infrahyoid neck disease. CT and MR imaging can establish a positive diagnosis by showing a true mass (versus a pseudomass). In addition, by defining the exact space of origin of the lesion and its characteristics (CT density, MR signal, homo- or heterogeneity, contour, contrast enhancement), imaging can predict the correct diagnosis. Because it offers multiplanar, multiparameter information, MR imaging, performed with a dedicated coil and appropriate artifact-reduction techniques, usually is the modality of choice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Institut Gustave Roussy, Paris XI University, Villejuif, France. sigal@igr.fr
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sigal
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005544:Forecasting; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006928:Hyoid Bone; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D009333:Neck / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media