title: [Initial investigation of the value of CT in pulmonary metastases originating from head and neck malignant tumors]
abstract: CT image and its diagnostic value were analyzed and compared with plain chest film on 12 cases of pulmonary metastases originating from malignant tumors of head and neck,all cases were pathologically verified.CT scan performed on each cases who had definite or suspicious lesion on plain chest film.The result presents that CT can:(1)confirm the suspiciousness of metastatic lesion.(2)confirm the number of metastatic lesion.(3)early detection on pulmonary metastasis. 4.identification on occult pulmonary metastasis. 5.Find out costal bone and pleural metastasing accuracy of pulmonary metastasis,but also provide information for clinical selecting treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology,Ninth People's Hospital,Shanghai Second Medical University.Shanghai 200011,China.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: D X
authors.initials: DX
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Sun