Prevertebral Soft Tissue Measurements in Thyroid Enlargement: The Value of Lateral Neck Radiographs

Measurement of prevertebral soft tissue is commonly used to assess prevertebral abnormalities, such as retropharyngeal abscess or injury to the cervical spine. In the presence of goitres, the widened prevertebral tissue seen on plain lateral neck radiograph may be diagnostic of an enlarged tubercle...

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Main Authors: Abdullah N. Hisham, Arulanantham Sarojah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2004-07-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958409600270