Neuroradiology Primer: Basic Anatomy and Study Interpretation

Neuroradiology Primer:

Basic Anatomy and Study

Interpretation

Benjamin Y. Huang, MD, MPH

Department of Radiology

University of North Carolina School of

Medicine

Lecture Overview

? Types of studies

? Basics of x-sectional imaging

? Imaging anatomy

¨C Brain

¨C Head & Neck

¨C Spine

CT

? Pros

¨C Fast

¨C Excellent screening tool

¨C Clinician comfort

? Cons

¨C Poorer soft tissue

contrast

¨C Ionizing radiation

¨C Acute contrast

nephropathy

MRI

? Pros

¨C

¨C

¨C

¨C

Better soft tissue contrast

Multiplanar aquisition

Gives more information

No ionizing radiation

? Cons

¨C Takes a long time

? ¡ü susceptibility to motion

¨C More difficult to interpret

¨C Certain implants/FB

contraindicated

¨C NSF

What can we see?

? Air

? Fat

? Soft tissue (GM,

WM, muscle,

glands)

? Bone

? Blood vessels (IV

contrast)

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