title: Techniques and Approaches for Safe, High-Yield CT-Guided Suprahyoid Head and Neck Biopsies.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to present imaging approaches and key technical, safety, and patient care best practices critical for safe, successful image-guided biopsy of head and neck masses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Image-guided sampling is an important adjunct to the diagnosis and management of head and neck masses and may be particularly useful when lesions are not accessible via an endoscope or by palpation-guided sampling. Appropriate workup is mandatory before the patient is scheduled for such a procedure. Once the procedure has been initiated, needle selection and technique are critical for increasing the diagnostic yield. Knowledge of the various head and neck biopsy approaches and their associated complications is important for optimal tissue sampling and minimization of morbidity.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, UH B2A209, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
authors.forename: Colin D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: McKnight
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: Christine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Glastonbury
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, UH B2A209, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
authors.forename: Mohannad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, UH B2A209, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rivas-Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, UH B2A209, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
mesh_terms: D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000379:methods*; D061214:Patient Safety; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: CT guidance; biopsy; head and neck