title: New directions in head and neck imaging.
abstract: Computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET) and the hybrid modality of PET/CT are sensitive and reliable tools for detection and staging of head and neck cancers. This article describes the role of PET/CT in initial staging of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, the utility of CT/MR perfusion imaging in qualitative analysis of tumor tissue, and the usefulness of diffusion weighted MR and dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging in head and neck oncological imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. gvshah@med.umich.edu
authors.forename: Gaurang V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Jeffery R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wesolowski
authors.forename: Sameer A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.forename: Suresh K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mukherji
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18