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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: August 2010
Controversies in Spine Surgery: Best Evidence Recommendations
Vaccaro AR, Eck JC, eds. Controversies in Spine Surgery: Best Evidence Recommendations. Thieme, New York, Stuttgart. 279 pages, $139.95.
This an important book because it attempts to answer the most perplexing questions which face any large spine service.
The book is edited by two orthopedic spine surgeons (Drs. Vaccaro and Eck) and contains contributions from a total of 61 authors, who are primarily orthopedic or neurological surgeons. The first chapter appropriately describes the meaning of the measures for evidence based medicine (EBM). The authors describe the 5 steps in EBM evaluation starting with what is the question to be answered … Continue reading >>
Books Received 8/30
Development of Normal Fetal Movements
By Alessandra Piontelli
Springer 2010, 250 pages, $129.00
Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Koho Miyoshi, Yasushi Morimura, Kiyoshi Maeda (Editors)
Springer 2010, 368 pages, 39 illustrations, $219.00… Continue reading >>
PET-CT Hybrid Imaging
Schober O, Heindel W. PET-CT Hybrid Imaging. Thieme 2010 Stuttgart, New York. 296 pages, 623 illustrations.
Nuclear medicine, once considered somewhat removed from the daily practice of Neuroradiology, has entered our lives, particularly (but not exclusively) in the area of head and neck radiology.
The recently published book PET-CT Hybrid Imaging written by Drs. Schober and Heindel with contributions from 31 other authors (the majority of whom are from Munster Hospital in Germany), takes the reader from the Basic Principals to Imaging of Neoplastic Diseases to Imaging of Inflammatory, Cardiovascular and Neurodegenerative Diseases. The book ends with an Appendix with … Continue reading >>
Rush University Medical Center
Position: Neuroradiologist [View PDF] Continue reading
The University of Edinburgh Medical School
Position: Senior Clinical Lecturer in Neuroradiology [View PDF] Continue reading
Innsbruck Medical University
Position: Professor of Neuroradiology [View PDF] Continue reading
Educational Presentation: Septo-Optic Dysplasia
Here is a nice, concise presentation on SOD. Although this is not an uncommon entity it may be sometimes confusing. I hope that trainees as well as neuroradiologists will enjoy and find it helpful.
Annotated Bibliography #10
1. Marawar S, Girardi FP et al. National Trends in Anterior Cervical Fusion Procedures. Spine 2010;35:1454–1459. An 8-fold increase in prevalence and a similar increase in utilization of ACDF in the study population over a 15-year period (771, 932 discharges following ACDF were found). Not exciting reading, but a nice update on the tremendous utilization of cervical ACDF.
2. U-King-Im JM, Fox AJ et al. Characterization of Carotid Plaque Hemorrhage: A CT Angiography and MR Intraplaque Hemorrhage Study. Stroke 2010;41:1623-1629. The authors did not find mean plaque density to be a useful factor for prediction of MR … Continue reading >>
Movement Disorders in Clinical Practice
Chaudhuri KR, Ondo WG. Movement Disorders in Clinical Practice. Springer 2010, 100 pages, $39.95.
This small 109-page soft cover monograph is mainly intended for clinicians who deal with movement disorders. It covers Parkinson’s Disease (25% of the book), Parkinson Syndromes (MSA, PSP, Lewy Body dementia, CBD, and other Parkinson producing diseases), Dystonia, Essential Tremor, Restless Leg Syndrome, and other movement disorders such as Tourettes’s Syndrome, Chorea, Ballismus, Myoclonus and the like. Imaging is present, however, it is not a central focus of this monograph; rather, the authors primarily discuss issues such as pathophysiology, treatment, and neurologic findings. This is … Continue reading >>
Color Atlas of Human Anatomy, Vol. 3: Nervous System and Sensory Organs
Kahle W, Frotscher M, eds. Color Atlas of Human Anatomy, Vol. 3: Nervous System and Sensory Organs. 6th ed. Thieme 2011, 428 pages, 181 illustrations, $44.95.
This pocket-sized, soft cover, 428-page color atlas is designed as a review of the anatomy, development, neurophysiology, and functional anatomy of the central and peripheral nervous system. The descriptions of each of these areas are succinct and beautifully illustrated with color diagrams and pictures (there are no CT or MR images). The authors have wisely positioned the color diagrams on right hand pages and written material on the left hand pages, making … Continue reading >>