title: Non-oncologic imaging of the larynx.
abstract: Imaging evaluation of laryngeal pathology has been revolutionized with the development of multidetector CT. The thinner axial CT slices result in improved contrast resolution and the ability to perform multiplanar reformations without breathing or swallowing artifacts. This article reviews the use of multidetector CT in the evaluation of laryngeal trauma and in common and uncommon inflammatory laryngeal diseases. The imaging evaluation of hoarseness and recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis is reviewed with emphasis on where MRI or positron emission tomography can offer additional diagnostic information.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, Box 0628, Room-L358, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143-0628, USA. christine.glastonbury@radiology.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Christine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Glastonbury
mesh_terms: D006685:Hoarseness / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007830:Larynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D012009:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging