title: Postoperative and postradiation changes on imaging.
abstract: The normal appearance of the posttherapy neck after common surgical procedures and chemoradiation therapy is presented, with specific details for each surgical procedure. Subsequently, the authors emphasize the recognition of complications and disease recurrence with illustrated examples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lobert
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.forename: Gaurang V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Suresh K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mukherji
mesh_terms: D001284:Atrophy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed