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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
X ray of the neck is not helpful in the diagnosis of peritonsillar abscess. The initial imaging of choice is ultrasound.<ref name="pmid25737413">{{cite journal| author=Secko M, Sivitz A| title=Think ultrasound first for peritonsillar swelling. | journal=Am J Emerg Med | year= 2015 | volume= 33 | issue= 4 | pages= 569-72 | pmid=25737413 | doi=10.1016/j.ajem.2015.01.031 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25737413 }} </ref> | |||
==X rays findings== | ==X rays findings== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Prince Tano Djan, BSc, MBChB [2]
Overview
X ray of the neck is not helpful in the diagnosis of peritonsillar abscess. The initial imaging of choice is ultrasound.[1]
X rays findings
X ray of the neck is not helpful in the diagnosis of peritonsillar abscess. The initial imaging of choice is ultrasound.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Secko M, Sivitz A (2015). "Think ultrasound first for peritonsillar swelling". Am J Emerg Med. 33 (4): 569–72. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2015.01.031. PMID 25737413.