Good for palpable abnormalities. Ignores important deep anatomic relationships. Works poorly with cross-sectional imaging. Neck Imaging Cross-Sectional Anatomy Neck is imaged in axial images.
Fascial planes divide the anatomy into various compartments.
Like real estate, Location Is Everything. Oral cavity with sublingual and submandibular spaces considered separately. The actual location of the mass is still the most important finding to be made with cross-sectional imaging. Suprahyoid Neck Spaces Parapharyngeal Space. Pharyngeal Mucosal Space.