[Progress in CT and MRI of preoperative T staging of laryngeal carcinoma]

Abstract

The T stage of laryngeal carcinoma is directly related to the choice of surgical, and CT and MRI are useful tools to assess staging of laryngeal carcinoma preoperatively. In this review, current status and progress of CT and MRI in preoperative T staging of laryngeal carcinoma were summarized. Conventional CT and MRI still have limitations in the evaluation of preoperative T staging of laryngeal carcinoma, however DECT, DWI and other technologies can provide more useful information. The limitation of this article is that CT and MRI are not compared with other examination methods.

Keywords: computed tomography; laryngeal neoplasms; magnetic resonance imaging; staging.