Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Tissue characterisation, Education and training, Technical aspects, Structured reporting, Education, Ultrasound-Spectral Doppler, Ultrasound-Colour Doppler, Ultrasound, Ultrasound physics, Head and neck, Anatomy
Authors:
C. A. Baraças1, J. G. Santos2, I. Rolla3, M. C. Tavares3, M. T. Bacelar2; 1Pedrouços - Maia/PT, 2PORTO/PT, 3Matosinhos/PT
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-2646
Background
Head and neck (HN) ultrasound is an invaluable tool in patients with head and neck disorders.
It is quick,
noninvasive,
does not involve ionizing radiation,
is reproducible and quite inexpensive.
The use of ultrasound improves diagnostic capabilities,
allows for accurate biopsies and decreases the time to diagnosis and treat patients,
while being painless.
It is important to acquire knowledge about ultrasound physical fundamentals and to understand the options and functions available on ultrasound,
in order to optimize the examination.
HN ultrasound is usually performed in patients presenting with lumps: lymph nodes,
thyroid and salivary nodules.
Although ultrasound is important to find and characterize HN disorders,
familiarity with normal HN ultrasound is imperative.
An adequate understanding of HN anatomy and the systematic ultrasound evaluation are the keys to a successful radiological approach.
This poster aims to familiarize with normal sonographic anatomy of HN and specific anatomical landmarks.
An ultrasonographic systematic approach is proposed.
Highlights on examination of specific structures,
and HN tips,
tricks and traps are also discussed.