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Principles and Practice of Radiological Investigations for the Diagnosis of Pediatric Head and Neck Diseases

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Pediatric patients present with a wide variety of head and neck pathologies. Although some lesions can be diagnosed on clinical grounds, there are many others that require imaging for diagnosis. Imaging plays an important role in distinguishing among the potential diagnoses, as often, history and clinical assessment is limited in these young patients. Beyond diagnosis, imaging has a crucial role in evaluating the location and extent of a lesion for possible intervention. Understanding the imaging appearance of the myriad pathologies which are commonly encountered and their potential complications facilitates optimal management. In this chapter, we review the various imaging modalities available, benefits and limitations of each modality, and discuss the ten subsets of pediatric head and neck pathologies.

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  1. Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Sunitha Palasamudram

  2. Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Manohar Shroff

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Paolo Campisi

  2. Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Vito Forte

  3. Division of Pathology, Paediatric Laboratory, Hospital for Sick Children Division of Pathology, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Bo-Yee Ngan

  4. Division of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine (retired), Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Glenn Taylor

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Palasamudram, S., Shroff, M. (2021). Principles and Practice of Radiological Investigations for the Diagnosis of Pediatric Head and Neck Diseases. In: Campisi, P., Forte, V., Ngan, BY., Taylor, G. (eds) Pediatric Head and Neck Textbook. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59265-3_2

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