title: Image-guided procedures of the head and neck: the radiologist's arsenal.
abstract: This article discusses the rationale and indications for image-guided fine needle aspiration and biopsy of a spectrum of head and neck masses, with an emphasis on CT-guided procedures in the suprahyoid neck. Preparation of patients before their appointment in the radiology department, obtaining informed consent, the technique and approaches, and postprocedural care are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3400 Spruce Street, Second Floor Dulles, Suite 219, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. laurie.loevner@uphs.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Laurie A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Loevner
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D053783:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional