title: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of head and neck disease.
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the modality of choice to identify intracranial or perineural spread from a head and neck primary tumor. Perineural spread is a form of metastatic disease in which primary tumors spread along neural pathways. Orbital cellulitis is a sight-threatening, and potentially life-threatening condition. Urgent imaging is performed to assess the anatomic extent of disease, including postseptal, cavernous sinus, and intracranial involvement, and identify orbital abscesses that require exploration and drainage. MRI is useful in the evaluation of the brachial plexus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: Emilio.P.Supsupin@uth.tmc.edu.
authors.forename: Emilio P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Supsupin
authors.affiliation: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department, The University of Texas School of Dentistry, Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, UT Annex 112 B, 5656 Kelly, Houston, TX 77026, USA; The Externship Program, Dental Branch at UTHSC, UT Annex 112 B, 5656 Kelly, Houston, TX 77026, USA.
authors.forename: Nagi M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Demian
mesh_terms: D020516:Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D054517:Orbital Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: Brachial plexus; Head and neck disease; MRI; Orbital cellulitis; Perineural spread