Background: The present study compared CT and MRI in diagnosis of laryngeal carcinoma. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 70 cases of laryngeal carcinoma of both genders. All MR imaging studies were performed on a 3T MR imaging system with a 16-channel head and neck coil. CT scans were performed with 16-slice CT scanner. Results: Out of 70 patients, 40 were males and 30 were females. CT assessed lesions in 68 (97.1%) and MRI in 64 (91.4%) of laryngeal carcinoma cases. Sensitivity of CT was 97.1, specificity was 94.2 and positive predictive value was 95.6. Sensitivity of MRI was 91.4, specificity was 88 and positive predictive value was 92.6. Conclusion: Authors found that although CT scan is found to be better in terms of detecting laryngeal carcinoma but both modalities can be comparable. Key words: CT scan, MRI, Laryngeal carcinoma.