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| === MRI Head/Orbits === | === MRI Head/Orbits === | ||
| - | While these are often requested, MRI head is rarely indicated in suspected ENT cancers - MRI neck sequences are sufficient to assess skull base invasion and perineural spread. MRI head is only required where there is a scalp lesion with suspected skull invasion, or where there is the suspicion of intracranial metastasis indicated by suspicious neurological symptoms. | + | While these are often requested, MRI head is rarely indicated in suspected ENT cancers - MRI neck sequences are sufficient to assess skull base invasion and perineural spread. MRI head is only required where there is a scalp lesion with suspected skull invasion, or where there is the suspicion of intracranial metastasis indicated by suspicious neurological symptoms. Feel free to send these study to the HNREP vetting silo for H&N to assess. |