Pearls, Pitfalls, and Mimics in Pediatric Head and Neck Imaging

Felice D'Arco; Lorenzo Ugga

doi:10.1016/j.nic.2022.02.003

Pearls, Pitfalls, and Mimics in Pediatric Head and Neck Imaging

Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2022 May;32(2):433-445. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2022.02.003.

Authors

Felice D'Arco¹, Lorenzo Ugga²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK.
² Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Sergio Pansini 5, Naples 80131, Italy. Electronic address: lorenzo.ugga@unina.it.

PMID: 35526966
DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2022.02.003

Abstract

Children present with a spectrum of head and neck pathologies that differ from those found in the adult population, with specific image findings and clinical characteristics. This article reviews the imaging protocols, pearls and pitfalls, and mimics of pediatric head and neck lesions, stressing the combination of key radiological findings, clinical presentation, and anatomic localization necessary to correctly interpret the imaging.

Keywords: CT; Diagnostic imaging; Head and neck; MR imaging; Pediatrics.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Child
Head / diagnostic imaging
Head and Neck Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Neck / diagnostic imaging