An extensive area of T2 hyperintensity is identified in the retropharyngeal space. It starts from the level of the oropharynx and extends up to the level of the epiglottis where it appears to extend laterally into the carotid spaces bilaterally. Mild mass-effect is identified.
No clear evidence of a well-circumscribed mass can be identified. No evidence of true diffusion restriction on the DWI and ADC map sequences. The findings are suggestive of retropharyngeal edema.
Calcifications at the insertion of the longus colli muscle tendons at the C1-2.
No evidence of a retropharyngeal abscess could be identified.