Head and Neck Top Ten: Missed Diagnoses and Imaging Pearls

Nov. 29, 8:30-10:00 a.m. | E353C

Participants in this interactive session will learn to identify imaging findings in some of the most commonly missed diagnoses in the head and neck, including the temporal bone, paranasal sinuses, skull base and orbits.

 

Speaker Information:

•             Deborah Rachelle Shatzkes, MD, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City

•             Richard Henry Wiggins, MD, University of Utah, Salt Lake City

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