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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: CTA
Educational Presentation: CTA Pitfalls in Acute Infarction
Pitfalls of CT Angiography for Acute Stroke (FILEminimizer)
Here is my weekly educational contribution to the blog. This presentation was put together by one of previous fellows and shown at a previous ASNR annual meeting. The topic, CTA pitfalls in the evaluation of the acute stroke patient, continues to be pertinent to our daily clinical duties.… Continue reading >>
Window Setting for Calcified Carotid Plaques on CTA
Comment on: L. Saba and G. Mallarini. Window Settings for the Study of Calcified Carotid Plaques with Multidetector CT Angiography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol first published on March 19, 2009 as doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1509
In a technical note entitled “Window Settings for the Study of Calcified Carotid Plaques with Multidetector CT Angiography”, Drs. L. Saba and G. Mallarini evaluated how neuroradiologists who are reviewing CT-angiograms of the carotid arteries tend to spontaneously adjust their selection of CT window level and width, in order to accurately quantify the degree of carotid stenosis. They observed that, in the presence of calcified carotid plaques, … Continue reading >>