The role of computed tomography angiography as initial imaging tool for acute hemorrhage in the head and neck

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Travis Caton ◽  
Nityanand Miskin ◽  
Jeffrey P. Guenette
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Computed Tomography Angiography ◽  
Acute Hemorrhage ◽  
Imaging Tool ◽  
Initial Imaging

Computed Tomography Angiography in Head and Neck Emergencies

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikhil Madhuripan ◽  
Oliver David Atar ◽  
Richard Zheng ◽  
Mary Tenenbaum
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Computed Tomography Angiography

The potential role of imaging techniques in avoiding neck dissection during salvage surgery after head and neck carcinoma treated with bioradiotherapy

2021 ◽  
Vol 135 (11) ◽  
pp. 970-975
Author(s):  
A Rovira ◽  
J Tornero ◽  
M Taberna ◽  
M Oliva ◽  
R Montal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Positron Emission Tomography ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Dissection ◽  
Salvage Surgery ◽  
Head And Neck Carcinoma ◽  
Emission Tomography ◽  
Positron Emission ◽  
Neck Carcinoma

AbstractObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of computed tomography and positron emission tomography-computed tomography prior to salvage surgery after head and neck carcinoma treated with bioradiotherapy and to look at the role of neck dissection in this setting.MethodThis study was a retrospective chart review of a series of consecutive patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma treated with bioradiotherapy. Radiological and pathological stages were compared to evaluate the accuracy of computed tomography and positron emission tomography-computed tomography in detecting occult neck metastasis in the context of recurrence of primary tumour. In order to assess the impact of neck dissection on survival, Kaplan–Meier survival curves after salvage surgery with and without neck dissection were derived.ResultsA total of 268 patients were identified, of which 22 underwent salvage surgery. The negative predictive value of computed tomography and positron emission tomography-computed tomography was excellent. Neck dissection did not represent an improvement on overall, disease specific and regional recurrence free survival (p = 0.67, p = 0.91 and p = 0.62, respectively) amongst clinically and radiologically negative necks.ConclusionConservative treatment of the neck should be considered when dealing with patients with primary site recurrence or persistent disease after bioradiotherapy without evidence of neck disease.

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: how often do we miss this diagnosis? The role of cardiac computed tomography angiography

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 333-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuliana Capretti ◽  
Satoru Mitomo ◽  
Manuela Giglio ◽  
Antonio Colombo ◽  
Alaide Chieffo
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Computed Tomography Angiography ◽  
Cardiac Computed Tomography ◽  
Artery Dissection ◽  
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection ◽  
Coronary Artery Dissection ◽  
Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an important cause of acute coronary syndrome particularly among young women. Although coronary angiogram (CAG) is the gold standard exam for the diagnosis, SCAD may be missed by CAG alone. Our case series illustrates the adjunctive role of cardiac computed tomography angiography (cCTA) to CAG in ascertaining the diagnosis of SCAD. Three young women were admitted with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. CAG showed no significant coronary artery stenosis. In two patients, cCTA performed after CAG revealed an intramural hematoma compressing the coronary lumen. In one patient, SCAD was initially misdiagnosed as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and cCTA performed 1 month later allowed to make the correct diagnosis of SCAD assessing the spontaneous healing of the dissected vessel.

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