title: Interventional radiology neck procedures.
abstract: Ultrasonography has become extremely useful in the evaluation of masses in the head and neck. It enables us to determine the anatomic location of the masses as well as the characteristics of the tissues that compose them, thus making it possible to orient the differential diagnosis toward inflammatory, neoplastic, congenital, traumatic, or vascular lesions, although it is necessary to use computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging to determine the complete extension of certain lesions. The growing range of interventional procedures, mostly guided by ultrasonography, now includes biopsies, drainages, infiltrations, sclerosing treatments, and tumor ablation.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Radiología, Hospital Universitario Basurto, Bilbao (Vizcaya), España. Electronic address: rosa.zabala.landa@gmail.com.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Zabala Landa
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Radiología, Hospital Universitario Basurto, Bilbao (Vizcaya), España.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Korta Gómez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Radiología, Hospital Universitario Basurto, Bilbao (Vizcaya), España.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Del Cura Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D004867:Equipment Design; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
keywords: Cara; Cuello; Face; Intervencionismo; Interventional radiology procedures; Neck; Ultrasonidos; Ultrasound