RATIONAL IMAGING STRATEGIES IN LARYNX DIS EASE

Clinical information is indispensable for swift and cost-effective cla rification of diseases of the larynx. While quality clarification of n eurological changes in the area of the posterior cranial fossa and in the course of the vagus nerve as a cause of glottis malfunction is pos sible with MRI, localized disease of the larynx can more effectively b e assessed with low-artifact CT. in the particularly difficult assessm ent of the post-operative larynx, a recurrence can be diagnosed only a fter a baseline study has been carried out after the end of therapy. W ith knowledge of the pretherapeutic findings, the findings immediately post-therapy, and the operation technique used, the optimal CT examin ation, which can be carried out quickly will be able to provide more i nformation about recurrence.