Infrahyoid spread of deep neck abscess: Anatomical consideration

European Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 955-959

  Ojiri, H ^a   Tada, S ^a   Ujita, M ^a   Ariizumi, M ^a   Ishii, C ^a   Mizunuma, K ^a   Fukuda, K ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical space; Cervical fascial anatomy; CT; Deep neck abscess; MRI

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PHARYNGITIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TONSILLITIS;

ABSCESS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PHARYNGITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0031609331     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050495     Document Type: Article

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