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Options include fistulography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215109990995_sec3\"><jats:title>Method:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Case reports and literature review.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215109990995_sec4\"><jats:title>Case reports:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Two cases, although not unusual in themselves, are described to illustrate the use of magnetic resonance imaging to define the anatomy and to assist surgical planning.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215109990995_sec5\"><jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Magnetic resonance imaging is able to accurately depict the extent and course of branchial cleft abnormalities, and in the current cases could have been relied upon to determine the necessary surgical procedure. 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