title: Larynx: anatomic imaging for diagnosis and management.
abstract: Imaging with CT, MRI, or fluorodeoxyglucose F 18-positron emission tomography is often an important complement to laryngoscopy for diagnosis and management of laryngeal pathology. At most centers, CT is the most popular modality for general laryngeal imaging given its widespread availability, ease of acquisition, and familiarity to clinicians, whereas MRI and positron emission tomography are used as problem-solving tools. Frequent indications for laryngeal imaging include cancer staging, suspected submucosal abnormalities, vocal cord paralysis, laryngeal trauma, and laryngotracheal stenosis. This article reviews the primary imaging modalities used for evaluation of, normal cross-sectional anatomy of, and radiologic features of common diseases of the larynx.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. bhuang@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: Benjamin Y
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Solle
authors.forename: Mark C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Weissler
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005931:Glottis; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007817:Laryngeal Cartilages / Q000473:pathology; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D059608:Laryngocele / Q000175:diagnosis; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D007830:Larynx / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D000077195:Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis