17.1: Head and Neck
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\(\newcommand{\avec}{\mathbf a}\) \(\newcommand{\bvec}{\mathbf b}\) \(\newcommand{\cvec}{\mathbf c}\) \(\newcommand{\dvec}{\mathbf d}\) \(\newcommand{\dtil}{\widetilde{\mathbf d}}\) \(\newcommand{\evec}{\mathbf e}\) \(\newcommand{\fvec}{\mathbf f}\) \(\newcommand{\nvec}{\mathbf n}\) \(\newcommand{\pvec}{\mathbf p}\) \(\newcommand{\qvec}{\mathbf q}\) \(\newcommand{\svec}{\mathbf s}\) \(\newcommand{\tvec}{\mathbf t}\) \(\newcommand{\uvec}{\mathbf u}\) \(\newcommand{\vvec}{\mathbf v}\) \(\newcommand{\wvec}{\mathbf w}\) \(\newcommand{\xvec}{\mathbf x}\) \(\newcommand{\yvec}{\mathbf y}\) \(\newcommand{\zvec}{\mathbf z}\) \(\newcommand{\rvec}{\mathbf r}\) \(\newcommand{\mvec}{\mathbf m}\) \(\newcommand{\zerovec}{\mathbf 0}\) \(\newcommand{\onevec}{\mathbf 1}\) \(\newcommand{\real}{\mathbb R}\) \(\newcommand{\twovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\ctwovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\threevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cthreevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\mattwo}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{rr}#1 \amp #2 \\ #3 \amp #4 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\laspan}[1]{\text{Span}\{#1\}}\) \(\newcommand{\bcal}{\cal B}\) \(\newcommand{\ccal}{\cal C}\) \(\newcommand{\scal}{\cal S}\) \(\newcommand{\wcal}{\cal W}\) \(\newcommand{\ecal}{\cal E}\) \(\newcommand{\coords}[2]{\left\{#1\right\}_{#2}}\) \(\newcommand{\gray}[1]{\color{gray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\lgray}[1]{\color{lightgray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\rank}{\operatorname{rank}}\) \(\newcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\col}{\text{Col}}\) \(\renewcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\nul}{\text{Nul}}\) \(\newcommand{\var}{\text{Var}}\) \(\newcommand{\corr}{\text{corr}}\) \(\newcommand{\len}[1]{\left|#1\right|}\) \(\newcommand{\bbar}{\overline{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bhat}{\widehat{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bperp}{\bvec^\perp}\) \(\newcommand{\xhat}{\widehat{\xvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\vhat}{\widehat{\vvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\uhat}{\widehat{\uvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\what}{\widehat{\wvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\Sighat}{\widehat{\Sigma}}\) \(\newcommand{\lt}{<}\) \(\newcommand{\gt}{>}\) \(\newcommand{\amp}{&}\) \(\definecolor{fillinmathshade}{gray}{0.9}\)The following are normal x-rays of the cervical spine (C-spine):
![head-2-e1506806686801-1.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8862/head-2-e1506806686801-1.png?revision=1)
![head-1-e1506806725918-276x300.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8859/head-1-e1506806725918-276x300.png?revision=1)
![head-3-e1506810145584.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8858/head-3-e1506810145584.png?revision=1)
![head-4-e1506810170736.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8860/head-4-e1506810170736.png?revision=1)
ODIN Link to C-Spine X-Rays – mistr.usask.ca/odin/?caseID=20160503232057810
Normal Adult C-Spine, Labelled
![AP-Cspine-labelled-adult.jpeg](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8857/AP-Cspine-labelled-adult.jpeg?revision=1)
![Lateral-Cspine-labelled-adult.jpeg](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8851/Lateral-Cspine-labelled-adult.jpeg?revision=1)
![Swimmers-Cspine-labelled.jpeg](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8856/Swimmers-Cspine-labelled.jpeg?revision=1)
![Oblique-Cspine-labelled.jpeg](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8853/Oblique-Cspine-labelled.jpeg?revision=1)
![Open-mouth-Cspine-labelled.jpeg](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8850/Open-mouth-Cspine-labelled.jpeg?revision=1)
ODIN Link to Normal, Adult Cspine Images, Labelled: mistr.usask.ca/odin/?caseID=20170406001750724
The following are normal images of the Pediatric C-Spine, unlabelled and labelled:
![ped-c-1.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8855/ped-c-1.png?revision=1)
![ped-c-2.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8861/ped-c-2.png?revision=1)
![ped-c-3.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8854/ped-c-3.png?revision=1)
![ped-c-4.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8864/ped-c-4.png?revision=1)
![ped-c-5.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8849/ped-c-5.png?revision=1)
![ped-c-6.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8863/ped-c-6.png?revision=1)
ODIN Link to Pediatric C-Spine – mistr.usask.ca/odin/?caseID=20170825145159975
The following are normal CT images of the brain:
![download-6.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8846/download-6.png?revision=1)
![download-7.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8852/download-7.png?revision=1)
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![download-10.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8844/download-10.png?revision=1)
![download-11.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8843/download-11.png?revision=1)
![download-12.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8842/download-12.png?revision=1)
![download-13.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8848/download-13.png?revision=1)
The ODIN link provides the full set of images and they can be viewed with different level/window settings. The brain level and window was utilized for the labelled brain CT images (including labelled and unlabelled). The images above are sample thumbnails.
ODIN Link to Brain CT – mistr.usask.ca/odin/?caseID=20170825124325726
The following are normal CT images of the C-Spine (axial, coronal, and sagittal):
![C-spine-1.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8839/C-spine-1.png?revision=1)
![C-spine-2.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8837/C-spine-2.png?revision=1)
![c-spine-3.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8841/c-spine-3.png?revision=1)
![c-spine-4.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8838/c-spine-4.png?revision=1)
![c-spine-5.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8834/c-spine-5.png?revision=1)
![c-spine-6.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8835/c-spine-6.png?revision=1)
The ODIN link provides the full set of images and they can be viewed with different level/window settings. The brain level and window was utilized for the labelled brain CT images (including labelled and unlabelled). The images above are sample thumbnails.
ODIN Link to C-Spine CT – mistr.usask.ca/odin/?caseID=20170724143602846
The following Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) is not normal because of the Stenotic Carotid Artery. Otherwise, the following DSA displays the vasculature in the head and neck:
![dsa-3.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8832/dsa-3.png?revision=1)
![dsa-4.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8833/dsa-4.png?revision=1)
![dsa-5.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8840/dsa-5.png?revision=1)
![dsa-6.png](https://med.libretexts.org/@api/deki/files/8836/dsa-6.png?revision=1)
ODIN Link to Images – mistr.usask.ca/odin/?caseID=20170825125327526
Attributions
All figures in “Chapter 17: Head and Neck” by Dr. Brent Burbridge MD, FRCPC, University Medical Imaging Consultants, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan is used under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.