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Imaging modalities currently used in the study of pediatric neck infections include conventional radiographs (CR), ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Felice D’Arco

  2. Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Robert Nash

  3. Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

    Lorenzo Ugga

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D’Arco, F., Nash, R., Ugga, L. (2022). Head and Neck Infections. In: Kaplan, S.L., Otero, H., Medina, L.S., Blackmore, C.C., Applegate, K.E. (eds) Evidence-Based Imaging in Pediatrics. Evidence-Based Imaging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38095-3_48-1

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