Ultrasound-guided procedures for the office.
Ultrasonography has an ever increasing role in the management of a wide variety of diseases affecting the head and neck. While ultrasonography is most commonly used for imaging of thyroid pathology, it also can be utilized in a host of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. This article reviews the office-based ultrasound-guided procedures in the head and neck and discusses technical considerations for performing these interventions.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA. rbsmith@unmc.edu
Russell B
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