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CT

Advantages:

Quick, widely available, cheap

Superior bone detail

Preferred method for nodal staging

Disadvantages:

Radiation exposure

Administration of iodine-containing agents

Inferior soft tissue contrast (vs MRI)

Dental filling metallic artifacts