Necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck: role of CT in diagnosis and management

Becker, Minerva; Zbären, P; Hermans, R; Becker, Christoph; Marchal, Francis; Kurt, A M; Marré, S; Rüfenacht, D; Terrier, François

doi:10.1148/radiology.202.2.9015076

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Necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck: role of CT in diagnosis and management

ContributorsBecker, Minerva; Zbären, P; Hermans, R; Becker, Christoph; Marchal, Francis; Kurt, A M; Marré, S; Rüfenacht, D; Terrier, François

Published inRadiology, vol. 202, no. 2, p. 471-476

Publication date1997

Abstract

To determine the characteristic diagnostic features of necrotizing fasciitis and to evaluate the role of computed tomography (CT) in its management.

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Fasciitis, Necrotizing/complications/radiography/therapy
Female
Head/radiography
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Neck/radiography
Soft Tissue Infections/complications/radiography/therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de radiologie et informatique médicale

Research groups

Groupe Becker Minerva (imagerie ORL) (683)

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BECKER, Minerva et al. Necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck: role of CT in diagnosis and management. In: Radiology, 1997, vol. 202, n° 2, p. 471–476. doi: 10.1148/radiology.202.2.9015076

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PID : unige:39788
DOI : 10.1148/radiology.202.2.9015076
PMID : 9015076

Journal ISSN0033-8419

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Necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck: role of CT in diagnosis and management

To determine the characteristic diagnostic features of necrotizing fasciitis and to evaluate the role of computed tomography (CT) in its management.

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