Abstract
This article describes the clinical and imaging roles of MR with respect to the following: neck masses of known or uncertain etiology; staging of cervical metastatic disease; thyroid and parathyroid; and evaluation of the thoracic inlet. Pertinent normal anatomy is highlighted when appropriate.
MeSH terms
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Branchioma / congenital
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Branchioma / diagnosis
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Head and Neck Neoplasms / congenital
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Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Humans
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Inflammation / diagnosis
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Lymphatic Diseases / diagnosis
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Lymphatic Metastasis
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
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Neck / pathology*
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Parathyroid Glands / pathology
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Thyroid Gland / pathology
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Vascular Diseases / diagnosis