Anatomic variants in the head and neck are quite numerous and occur frequently: a minority of them increase the risk of complications during surgical procedures and may be visualized on cross-sectional images. As some of these complications are potentially fatal, awareness (and accurate reporting) of such variants is a basic responsibility of radiologists, particularly when surgery in the pertinent anatomic area is under consideration.

Farina, D., Lombardi, D., Bertuletti, M., Palumbo, G., Zorza, I., Ravanelli, M. (2019). An additional challenge for head and neck radiologists: anatomic variants posing a surgical risk – a pictorial review. INSIGHTS INTO IMAGING, 10(1) [10.1186/s13244-019-0794-7].

An additional challenge for head and neck radiologists: anatomic variants posing a surgical risk – a pictorial review

Palumbo G.;
2019

Abstract

Anatomic variants in the head and neck are quite numerous and occur frequently: a minority of them increase the risk of complications during surgical procedures and may be visualized on cross-sectional images. As some of these complications are potentially fatal, awareness (and accurate reporting) of such variants is a basic responsibility of radiologists, particularly when surgery in the pertinent anatomic area is under consideration.
Articolo in rivista - Review Essay
Anatomic variants; CT; Head and neck; MRI; Surgery;
English
2019
10
1
112
open
Farina, D., Lombardi, D., Bertuletti, M., Palumbo, G., Zorza, I., Ravanelli, M. (2019). An additional challenge for head and neck radiologists: anatomic variants posing a surgical risk – a pictorial review. INSIGHTS INTO IMAGING, 10(1) [10.1186/s13244-019-0794-7].
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