Does MDCT Really Have a Role in the Evaluation of Neck Masses?

International Journal of Medical Science

© 2015 by SSRG - IJMS Journal

Volume 2 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2015

Authors : Dr Ravi N, Dr Lakshmeesha M T, Dr Manjappa B H, Dr Naveen K G, Dr.Ramesh V, and Dr.Nagaraj B R

10.14445/23939117/IJMS-V2I3P101

How to Cite?

Dr Ravi N, Dr Lakshmeesha M T, Dr Manjappa B H, Dr Naveen K G, Dr.Ramesh V, and Dr.Nagaraj B R, "Does MDCT Really Have a Role in the Evaluation of Neck Masses?," SSRG International Journal of Medical Science, vol. 2,  no. 3, pp. 1-9, 2015. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939117/IJMS-V2I3P101

Abstract:

100 patients with neck masses were evaluated using multidetector CT. Non-contrast and contrast-enhanced CT examination of all the patients was carried out. The usefulness of CT examination, regarding prediction of the nature of the mass (benign/ malignant), delineation of its extensions, vascular relations, attenuation and enhancement patterns. The findings were correlated with the surgical and histopathological studies. The accuracy of MDCT for predicting the benign or malignant nature of the mass, and its extent was found to be very high. In all cases, the extent of the pathology, the local or contiguous spread and vascular involvement, predicted by MDCT examination corroborated well with the surgical findings. MDCT is the imaging modality of choice for the evaluation of neck masses, because of its increased sensitivity and specificity for the lesion detection and characterization of its relations and extensions.

Keywords:

MDCT, neck masses, benign, malignant, extensions.

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