Editing CT scan (section)

=== Neck ===
[[Contrast CT]] is generally the initial study of choice for [[neck mass]]es in adults.<ref name="UpToDate">{{Cite web |last=Daniel G Deschler, Joseph Zenga |title=Evaluation of a neck mass in adults |url=https://www.uptodate.com/contents/evaluation-of-a-neck-mass-in-adults |website=[[UpToDate]]}} This topic last updated: Dec 04, 2017.</ref> [[Computed tomography of the thyroid|CT of the thyroid]] plays an important role in the evaluation of [[thyroid cancer]].<ref name="Saeedan2016">{{Cite journal |last1=Bin Saeedan |first1=Mnahi |last2=Aljohani |first2=Ibtisam Musallam |last3=Khushaim |first3=Ayman Omar |last4=Bukhari |first4=Salwa Qasim |last5=Elnaas |first5=Salahudin Tayeb |year=2016 |title=Thyroid computed tomography imaging: pictorial review of variable pathologies |journal=Insights into Imaging |volume=7 |issue=4 |pages=601–617 |doi=10.1007/s13244-016-0506-5 |issn=1869-4101 |pmc=4956631 |pmid=27271508}}</ref> CT scan often incidentally finds thyroid abnormalities, and so is often the preferred investigation modality for thyroid abnormalities.<ref name="Saeedan2016" />