Educational objectives

Attendees should, at the completion of this meeting, be able to: 


• Identify the normal anatomy of head and neck (paranasal sinus, orbits, temporal bone, skull 
base, supra- and infrahyoid neck spaces) 

• Review the anatomy of cranial nerves and clinical presentation of various pathologies affecting 
cranial nerves
• Identify the imaging features and clinical significance of perineural tumor spread 

• Describe the common infectious and inflammatory processes in head and neck imaging 

• Describe the common malign and benign tumor entities in head and neck imaging 

• Recognize specials in pediatric head and neck imaging 

• Describe the clinical applications of and indications for perfusion and diffusion imaging of head 
and neck pathologies esp. tumors 

• Determine the best imaging technique for staging of head and neck cancer 

• Describe the lymphatic drainage and patterns of head and neck metastases