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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...
Tag Archives: Congenital abnormalities
Educational Presentation: Holoprosencephaly
Holoprosencephaly (FILEminimizer)
Here is a nice and concise presentation on the different types of holoprosencephaly done by one of our Neuroradiology Fellows, Dr. Janica Walden. We hope that you enjoy it and find it instructive and useful.… 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.
Educational Presentation: Congenital Anomalies of the Pituitary Gland
Congenital Pituitary Abns (NXPowerLite)
Here is the third on my series of educational presentations. It deals with embryology, anatomy and congenital abnormalities of the pituitary gland. I need to acknowledge that this one was authored by Drs. Spampinato, Camacho and Grimme during their fellowships here at UNC and was previously shown at ASNR. Like the other two presentations, it is compressed and it is not protected so please give credit to its source if you decide to use it for teaching purposes elsewhere.… Continue reading >>
Anomalies After Exposure to Methotrexate in the 1st Trimester
This is a 2 day-old term baby with history of methotrexate exposure during first trimester as an abortion attempt. No other relevant clinical history. [...] Continue reading
ASL Perfusion in Cortical Dysplasia
Arterial spin labeling perfusion is becoming an important clinical tool. We find it particularly useful in children in whom it is difficult to obtain contrast enhanced MR perfusion due to the smaller size of needles used. Here is a case of a balloon cell type cortical dysplasia in the right temporoparietal region 
with low cerebral blood flow on the ASL study. I think that our Blogsite is the ideal place to share these cases with the rest of the Neuroradiology community. Similar findings to the ones shown here were reported in the following article found in the publication preview section … Continue reading >>