Description

Meticulously updated, extensively expanded and reorganized, this 2-volume text is the field's definitive reference on the interpretation of images of the head and neck. An international cast of 'who's who' in the field discuss all modalities with an emphasis on CT scans and MRIs as well as plain film, providing encyclopedic and detailed coverage.

Key Features

• An international perspective from global authorities in the field.
• Organized by anatomic region for easy access to information.
• 40 color-plates depict pathology and anatomy.

New to this Edition

• 7 brand-new chapters: Neural Tumor Spread · The Trachea · Swallowing Evaluation · Ultrasound of Nodal and Non-Nodal Neck Masses · Skin and Soft Tissue Lesions · The Genetics of Tumor Development and Metastasis · and New Imaging Techniques.
• Coverage of the hottest topics in the field, including dental anatomy and pathology · trachea anatomy and pathology · genetics of tumor development and metastasis · MR spectroscopy and PET in the head and neck · pharyngeal and masticator space lesions · thyroid and parathyroid glands · and neural tumor spread.
• The latest head and neck imaging modalities and techniques, including state-of-the-art MR imaging and CT scans.
• Expanded anatomic atlases of the sinus and temporal bones.
• A fresh new design subdividing coverage into shorter chapters, along with outlines and summary boxes to make content more accessible.
• More than 40% new images and illustrations, over 4500 in all, with 40 in full color.
• More in-depth coverage of pathology, embryology, and anatomy.

Related Titles

• Head & Neck Imaging, 2nd Edition : Case Review Series

Table of Contents

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Author Information

By Peter M. Som, MD, Professor of Radiology and Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University; Chief of Head and Neck Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY; and Hugh D. Curtin, MD, Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School; Chief of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA

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