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Spinal Cord Herniation • 10,146 views
This is a case for Prof. Dr. Dillon. It is in press by our neurosurgeons and us, for the use of Duragen. Idiopathic herniation of the thoracic spinal cord: a case report and technique note. U...
Neuro Protocols • 7,715 views
Alisa Gean is doing a great job getting a group together to share and collaborate neuro protocols. This would be a great place from members to share protocols, and open a discussion about the best ima...
Possible SIH with Spinal Subdural Hygroma, What Next? • 6,341 views
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Cervical Spine Nomenclature • 5,060 views
The ASNR/ASSR nomenclature document was specific for the lumbar spine. I would be interested in your opinion on the correct terminology for cervical spondylosis: what terms and why. Specifically, t...
Brachial Plexus MRI Protocol • 4,646 views
BP MRI Protocol Fall is upon us and so is the lecturing season! Like years before, this Fall I will be giving my brachial plexus lecture several times and the most commonly asked question by the au...
Intracranial Hypotension: Advice on Best Treatment • 4,485 views
Middle age female patient diagnosed with Spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Has multiple (approx 23) perineural cysts. Has undergone several blood patches and artificial CSF infusions without rel...
Embolization of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations for Cure • 4,180 views
The editorial comment in the AJNR of Jan 09 by Jayaraman and Cloft is worthy of careful scrutiny, I believe. Although in my personal experience with Onyx and NBCA, final cure rates of brain AVMs from ...
Aunt Mickey (They Look the Same until You Undress Them). Internal Capsule Infarct or Something Else? • 3,892 views
This 30 year old hypertensive female smoker presented with acute onset of right hemiparesis. Her history also included OCP use and dyslipidemia. MRI demonstrated an acute infarct in the posterior limb...
Liver Hemangiomas and Vascular Lesions of the Brain • 3,871 views
[gallery] I have a patient with 15 large liver hemangiomas and two partly calcified lesions in brain. Does anyone know of associated liver hemangiomas and vascular lesions in the brain?
More on DWI of Head and Neck Lesions • 3,870 views
Yesterday I wrote a short comment in the utility of DWI in the evaluation of head and neck lesions. While reading cases in the afternoon I came across a new patient with a retinoblastoma. This pa...
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Dr. William Hanafee
Authors: W. Dillon (University of California, San Francisco), Y. Anzai (University of Washington), A. Mancuso (University of Florida, Gainsville)
It is our deepest sorrow and sadness to inform all of the recent death of Dr. William N. Hanafee, a founding member of the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) and the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ASHNR). Dr. Hanafee died in Pauma Valley, California, after battling a series of cerebral infarctions with great dignity and his characteristically great resolve, on August 19, 2009. He was 83 years of age and surrounded by those he loved at his passing. He … Continue reading >>
Announcing Changes in AJNR
As I hinted on my blog of Jan 10th some changes need to happen to AJNR to keep it current and make it more relevant than ever before. Thus, the following changes will take place immediately:
Review Articles: Currently we publish 3 x month, they have been cited very little and are working against the improvement of our Impact Factor. We will honor those accepted until today and as such the current publication scheme will continue until February 2011. After that date, only one Review Article per issue will be published. I expect the new reviews to be more cutting … Continue reading >>
Neuroinformatics for Neuropsychology
Neuroinformatics for Neuropsychology. Vinoth Jagaroo (author). Springer 2009, 126 pages, 20 illustrations, $129.00.
Bioinformatics revolutionized the way physicians and scientists approach data collecting, analysis and management. These approaches have gradually taken hold across disciplines including neuroscience (neuroinformatics) and now into the subspecialty area of neuropsychology. Neuropsychologists study how brain function and structure relates to psychological processes and behaviors. Neuropsychology research requires both the tools of anatomical neuroscience and the complex measures of psychology and biobehavioral research. While these complex tool-sets seem like a perfect application for bioinformatics, neuropsychology as a field has not yet realized the full potential of informatics, … Continue reading >>
Top 3 Differentials in Radiology: A Case Review
Top 3 Differentials in Radiology: A Case Review. William T O’Brien Sr. (author). Thieme 2009, 720 pages, 713 illustrations, $109.95.
This book caters to both residents preparing for boards and to those preparing for the rectification exam and for those radiologists preparing for the subspecialty examinations. There are a total of 325 cases, of which 57 are Neuroradiology specific. The cases were chosen to represent many of the commonly encountered pathological conditions and the corresponding imaging findings. On one page, there is a brief history, selected images, and then a description of the findings. On the opposing page there are … Continue reading >>
Fundamentals of Medical Imaging
Fundamentals of Medical Imaging. Second Edition. Paul Suetens (Author). Cambridge 2010, 264 pages, 76 illustrations, $ 108.00.
By the title of this book Fundamentals of Medical Imaging, one would think it should appeal to clinical neuroradiologists. In truth, this 264-page book is written primarily with the graduate student in medical physics in mind. The chapters include “Introduction to Digital Image Processing,” “Radiography,” “CT,” “MRI,” “Nuclear Medicine Imaging,” “Ultrasound,” “Medical Imaging Analysis,” and “Visualization for Diagnosis and Therapy.” In these chapters there are enough mathematical durations, graphs, and differential equations to give a radiologist severe arrhythmia.
For those who … Continue reading >>
Neuroimaging Clinics of North America: Imaging of Movement Disorders
Neuroimaging Clinics of North America: Imaging of Movement Disorders. Suresh K. Mukherji (Consulting Editor). Tarek A. Yousry, and Andrew J. Lees (Guest Editors). Volume 20, Number 1, February 2010, Theclinics.com, pages 144, $293.00.
The February 2010 issue of Neuroimaging Clinics of North America “Imaging of Movement Disorders” guest edited by Drs. Yousry and Lees is a 144-page compilation of clinical, anatomic and imaging information related to movement disorders. There are 10 chapters, starting with a summary of the various classifications of movement abnormalities and what the implications are for each. An excellent and highly detailed chapter on the substantia … Continue reading >>
Books Received 1/25
A Dictionary of Hallucinations
Jan Dirk Blom (author)
Springer 2010, 553 pages, 100 illustrations, $99.00
Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery, Volume 35: Low-Grade Gliomas
J. Schramm (Volume Editor)
John D Pickard (Editor-in-chief):
N. Akalan, V. Benes Jr., C. D. Rocco, W.V. Dolenc, V.V., J. Lobo Antunes, A. Schramm, M. Sindou (Series Editors)
Springer 2009, 282 pages, $199.00
Transgenic and Mutant Tools to Model Brain Disorder
Series: Neuromethods , Vol. 44
Allan V. Kalueff, Carisa L. Bergner, (Eds.)
Humana Press 2010, 246 pages, 17 illustrations, $159.00… Continue reading >>
Educational Presentation: Fungal Sinusitis
In this nice presentation, one our of ex fellows in Neuroradiology, Dr. Martin, discusses the imaging findings of the different types of fungal diseases affecting the paranasal sinuses and their clinical presentations. This can be a confusing topic and we hope that this presentation will help our users and readers to understand it better.
Books Received 1/20
The Neurochemical Basis of Autism: From Molecules to Minicolumns
Gene J. Blatt, (Editor)
Springer 2010, 295 pages, 32 illustrations, $179.00
Electrical Neuroimaging
Christoph M. Michel, Thomas Koenig, Daniel Brandeis, Lorena R. R. Gianotti, Jiří Wackermann (Editors)
Cambridge 2009, pages 248, 15 illustrations, $220.00… Continue reading >>
Lumbar Spinal Imaging in Radicular Pain and Related Conditions: Understanding Diagnostic Images in a Clinical Context
Lumbar Spinal Imaging in Radicular Pain and Related Conditions: Understanding Diagnostic Images in a Clinical Context. Jan T. Wilmink (author). Springer 2010, 161 pages, 75 illustrations, $129.00.
In a well illustrated, short (161 pages), single subject book Jan Wilmink takes the reader through all aspects of lumber degenerative disc disease. The chapters are “The Nature of Radicular Pain and Related Conditions,” “Imaging Techniques,” “Normal Anatomy,” “Pathologic Anatomy and Mechanisms of Nerve Root Compression,” and “Spinal Imaging/Surgical Therapy—Pre and Post Operative.”
A brief explanation of radical pain, neurogenic claudication, and the cauda equina syndrome introduces the reader to the … Continue reading >>