Accuracy and Usefulness of Radiographic Assessment of Cervical Neck Infections in Children

To determine the accuracy and usefulness of computed tomography (CT) in diagnosis and management of lateral and deep neck infectionsAn 11-year retrospective review of 110 children (age range 1 months to 17 years) was conducted at a tertiary care children's hospital.Fifteen patients treated medically (8 with cellulitis, 7 with early abscess) improved. Of the remaining 95 patients who had 107 cervical sites drained surgically, CT predicted...