When to use
Head and neck/face CT evaluates sinus disease, facial fractures, orbital disease, sella, ears/mastoid and TMJ. For neck soft tissues and ENT neoplasm workup, it is often the initial exam; MRI complements in complex lesions and parotid/marrow assessment.
What to evaluate
- Paranasal sinuses: pneumatization, mucosal thickening, content, ostiomeatal complex.
- Facial bones: fractures (LeFort I/II/III, orbital wall, zygomaticomaxillary complex).
- Orbits: globe, extraocular muscles, intraorbital fat, optic nerve.
- TMJ: articular surfaces, spaces, degenerative signs.
- Middle and inner ear: ossicular chain, cochlea, semicircular canals.
Interactive template
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Técnica:
Realizados cortes axiais sem a administração intravenosa do meio de contraste iodado.
Análise:
- Cavidades articulares: contornos regulares.
- Côndilos mandibulares: morfologia preservada.
- Excursão côndilos à abertura bucal: simétrica e adequada; assimétrica, menor à ; reduzida.
Comparação:
Exames anteriores indisponíveis para a análise.
Em comparação com o estudo de
Conclusão:
Exame tomográfico das articulações temporomandibulares dentro dos parâmetros da normalidade.
How to use
- Replace each [...] with the exam's measurement or descriptor.
- Adapt the conclusion to your service protocol before signing.
- Use the template as a starting point — not a replacement for physician review.
- In Laudos.AI, dictate findings in natural speech and the AI structures text in this format for review.
Frequently asked
- Rhinosinusitis — when to order CT?
- Recurrent sinusitis, suspected complication (orbital cellulitis, abscess), pre-op FESS. Not initial for uncomplicated acute sinusitis.
- LeFort fracture — how to distinguish?
- LeFort I (low transverse, separates palate), II (pyramidal, crosses orbit), III (complete craniofacial disjunction).
References
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria — Sinonasal Disease.