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Neuroradiology: Key Differential Diagnoses and Clinical Questions E-Book

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Neuroradiology: Key Differential Diagnoses and Clinical Questions E-Book

Juan E. Small | Pamela W. Schaefer

(2012)

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Book Details

ISBN
978-1-4557-4869-3
Edition
Language
English
Pages
472
Subjects
Architecture
Neurology & clinical neurophysiology
Medical imaging
Radiology

Abstract

Neuroradiology: Key Differential Diagnoses and Clinical Questions equips you to make efficient, accurate diagnoses and prepare for imaging exams with hundreds of high-quality, unknown cases in neuroradiology. Drs. Juan Small and Pamela Schaefer draw upon Massachusetts General Hospital’s vast case collection to help you master the skills you need for interpreting imaging of the head, neck, brain, and spine.

  • Consult this title on your favorite e-reader with intuitive search tools and adjustable font sizes. Elsevier eBooks provide instant portable access to your entire library, no matter what device you're using or where you're located.
  • Apply systematic pattern analysis techniques to distinguish similar-looking pathological entities from one another.
  • Avoid diagnostic pitfalls by recognizing significant variations in the clinical presentation of various diseases.
  • See how diagnostic ambiguities are resolved by viewing corresponding gross pathologic and histologic images.
  • Benefit from the volume and exceptional quality of Massachusetts General Hospital’s patient case load.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
IFC IFC
Neuroradiology: Key Differential Diagnoses and Clinical Questions \r iii
Copyright\r iv
Dedication\r v
Section Editors\r vi
Contributors\r vii
Preface\r ix
Acknowledgments\r xi
How to Use this Book\r xii
Contents\r xiii
Part 1\rBrain and Coverings 1
Chapter 1 - Computed Tomography Hyperdense Lesions\r 3
DIAGNOSIS 5
DESCRIPTION OF FINDINGS 5
SUMMARY 5
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 6
PEARLS 6
SUGGESTED READINGS 7
Chapter \r2 - T1 Hyperintense Lesions 9
DIAGNOSIS 11
SUMMARY 11
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 12
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 12
PEARLS 13
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 13
SUGGESTED READINGS 13
Chapter\r3 - Multiple Susceptibility Artifact Lesions 15
DIAGNOSIS 18
SUMMARY 18
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 19
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 19
PEARLS 19
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 19
SUGGESTED READINGS 19
Chapter\r4 - Ring-Enhancing Lesions 21
DIAGNOSIS 24
SUMMARY 24
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 25
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 25
PEARLS 25
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 26
SUGGESTED READINGS 26
Chapter\r5 - Leptomeningeal Enhancement 27
DIAGNOSIS 29
SUMMARY 29
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 29
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 29
PEARLS 30
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 30
SUGGESTED READINGS 30
Chapter\r6 - Dural Enhancement 31
DIAGNOSIS 33
SUMMARY 33
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 34
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 34
PEARLS 35
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 35
SUGGESTED READINGS 35
Chapter\r7 - Lesions Containing Fat 37
DIAGNOSIS 39
SUMMARY 39
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 40
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 40
PEARLS 41
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 42
SUGGESTED READINGS 43
Chapter\r8 - Extraaxial Lesions 45
DIAGNOSIS 47
SUMMARY 47
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 50
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF AN ENHANCING DURAL-BASED MASS 50
PEARLS 50
COMPLICATIONS 50
SUGGESTED READINGS 51
Chapter\r9 - Bilateral Central Gray Matter Abnormality 53
DIAGNOSIS 57
SUMMARY 57
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 61
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 62
PEARLS 62
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 62
SUGGESTED READINGS 62
Chapter\r10 - Temporal Lobe Lesions 63
DIAGNOSIS 65
SUMMARY 65
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 66
PEARLS 66
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 66
SUGGESTED READINGS 66
Chapter\r11 - Temporal Lobe Cystic Lesions 67
DIAGNOSIS 69
SUMMARY 69
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 70
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 70
PEARLS 70
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 72
SUGGESTED READINGS 72
Chapter 12 - Cerebellopontine Angle\rCisterns 73
DIAGNOSIS 75
SUMMARY 75
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 77
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 77
PEARLS 77
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 79
SUGGESTED READINGS 79
Chapter\r13 - Lateral Ventricular Lesions 81
DIAGNOSIS 83
SUMMARY 83
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 83
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 84
PEARLS 84
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 85
SUGGESTED READINGS 85
Chapter\r14 - Third Ventricular Lesions 87
DIAGNOSIS 89
SUMMARY 89
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 89
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 90
PEARLS 90
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 90
SUGGESTED READINGS 91
Chapter\r15 - Fourth Ventricular Lesions 93
DIAGNOSIS 95
SUMMARY 95
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 95
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 96
PEARLS 96
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 96
SUGGESTED READINGS 97
Chapter\r16 - Suprasellar Cystic Lesions 99
DIAGNOSIS 101
SUMMARY 101
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 102
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 102
PEARLS 103
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 103
SUGGESTED READINGS 105
Chapter\r17 - Pineal Region 107
DIAGNOSIS 109
SUMMARY 109
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 110
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 110
PEARLS 110
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 111
SUGGESTED READINGS 111
Chapter\r18 - Cranial Nerve Lesions 113
DIAGNOSIS 115
SUMMARY 115
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 116
PEARLS 116
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 116
SUGGESTED READINGS 116
Chapter\r19 - Lytic Skull Lesions 119
DIAGNOSIS 121
SUMMARY 121
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 121
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 122
PEARLS 122
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 122
SUGGESTED READINGS 123
Chapter\r20 - Skull Fracture Versus Sutures 125
DIAGNOSIS 127
SUMMARY 127
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 127
PEARLS 127
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 127
SUGGESTED READINGS 128
Chapter\r21 - Clivus Lesions 129
DIAGNOSIS 131
SUMMARY 131
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 132
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 132
PEARLS 132
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 132
SUGGESTED READINGS 133
Chapter\r22 - Hyperdense Cerebellum 135
DIAGNOSIS 137
SUMMARY 137
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 138
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 138
PEARLS 139
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 139
SUGGESTED READINGS 139
Chapter\r23 - T2 Hyperintense Pontine Abnormalities 141
DIAGNOSIS 143
SUMMARY 143
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 144
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 145
PEARLS 145
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 146
SUGGESTED READINGS 146
Chapter\r24 - Cerebral Cortical Neurodegeneration 147
DIAGNOSIS 150
SUMMARY 150
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 151
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 153
PEARLS 153
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS 154
SUGGESTED READINGS 154
Chapter\r25 - Cerebral Subcortical Neurodegeneration 155
DIAGNOSIS 157
SUMMARY 157
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 158
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 160
PEARLS 160
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS 161
SUGGESTED READINGS 161
Chapter\r26 - Epidermoid Versus Arachnoid Cyst 163
DIAGNOSIS 164
SUMMARY 164
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 164
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 164
PEARLS 164
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 165
SUGGESTED READINGS 166
Chapter\r27 - Cyst with a Mural Nodule 167
DIAGNOSIS 168
SUMMARY 168
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 168
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 169
PEARLS 169
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 169
SUGGESTED READINGS 169
Chapter\r28 - Ecchordosis Physaliphora Versus Chordoma 171
DIAGNOSIS 173
SUMMARY 173
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 174
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 174
PEARLS 174
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 175
SUGGESTED READINGS 175
Part 2\rSpine 177
Chapter\r29 - Atlantooccipital and ­Atlantoaxial Separation 179
DIAGNOSIS 180
BACKGROUND SUMMARY 180
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 180
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 180
COMPLICATIONS AND TREATMENT 180
PEARLS 180
SUGGESTED READINGS 185
Chapter\r30 - Basilar Invagination and Platybasia 187
DIAGNOSIS 188
BACKGROUND SUMMARY 188
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 190
COMPLICATIONS AND TREATMENT 190
PEARLS 193
SUGGESTED READINGS 194
Chapter\r31 - Enhancing Intramedullary Spinal Cord Lesions 195
DIAGNOSIS 198
SUMMARY 198
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 202
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 202
PEARLS 202
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 204
SUGGESTED READINGS 204
Chapter\r32 - Enhancing Intramedullary Conus Lesions 207
DIAGNOSIS 209
SUMMARY 209
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 209
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 209
PEARLS 209
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 210
SUGGESTED READINGS 210
Chapter\r33 - Solitary Enhancing Intradural, Extramedullary Lesions 211
DIAGNOSIS 213
SUMMARY 213
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 214
PEARLS 214
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 217
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 217
SUGGESTED READINGS 217
Chapter\r34 - Multiple Enhancing Intradur al, Extramedullary Lesions 219
DIAGNOSIS 221
SUMMARY 221
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 222
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 222
PEARLS 222
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 222
SUGGESTED READINGS 223
Chapter\r35 - Cystic Intradural Extramedullary Lesions 225
DIAGNOSIS 228
SUMMARY 228
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 229
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 230
PEARLS 230
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 232
SUGGESTED READINGS 232
Chapter\r36 - Nerve Root Enlargement 233
DIAGNOSIS 235
SUMMARY 235
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 236
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 236
PEARLS 236
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 236
SUGGESTED READINGS 237
Chapter\r37 - Posterior Element Lesions 239
DIAGNOSIS 241
SUMMARY 241
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 242
PEARLS 242
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 242
SUGGESTED READINGS 242
Chapter\r38 - Sacral Masses 243
DIAGNOSIS 244
SUMMARY 244
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 245
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 245
PEARLS 246
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 246
SUGGESTED READINGS 247
Chapter\r39 - Disk Infection Versus Inflammatory/Degenerative Changes 249
DIAGNOSIS 251
SUMMARY 251
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 251
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 252
PEARLS 252
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 252
SUGGESTED READINGS 252
Chapter\r40 - Vertebral Compression Fractures 253
DIAGNOSIS 255
SUMMARY 255
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 256
PEARLS 256
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 256
SUGGESTED READINGS 256
Part 3\rHead and Neck 257
Chapter\r41 - Periauricular Cystic Lesions 259
DIAGNOSIS 261
SUMMARY 261
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 262
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 263
PEARLS 267
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 268
SUGGESTED READINGS 268
Chapter\r42 - Cystic Lateral Neck Masses 269
DIAGNOSIS 271
SUMMARY 271
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 273
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 274
PEARLS 274
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 274
SUGGESTED READINGS 275
Chapter\r43 - Infrahyoid Neck Cystic Lesions 277
DIAGNOSIS 278
SUMMARY 278
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 280
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 280
PEARLS 281
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 282
SUGGESTED READINGS 283
Chapter\r44 - Prestyloid Parapharyngeal Space 285
DIAGNOSIS 286
SUMMARY 286
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 286
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 286
PEARLS 286
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 287
SUGGESTED READINGS 287
Chapter\r45 - Poststyloid Parapharyngeal Space 289
DIAGNOSIS 290
SUMMARY 290
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 290
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 290
PEARLS 290
SUGGESTED READINGS 291
Chapter\r46 - Floor of Mouth 293
DIAGNOSIS 294
SUMMARY 294
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 295
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 295
PEARLS 295
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 295
SUGGESTED READINGS 295
Chapter\r47 - Thyroglossal Duct Abnormalities 297
DIAGNOSIS 298
SUMMARY 298
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 299
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 300
PEARLS 300
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 300
SUGGESTED READINGS 300
Chapter\r48 - Anterior Skull Base Masses 301
DIAGNOSIS 303
SUMMARY 303
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 305
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 306
PEARLS 306
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 307
SUGGESTED READINGS 307
Chapter\r49 - Petrous Apex 309
DIAGNOSIS 312
SUMMARY 312
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 312
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 313
PEARLS 314
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 314
SUGGESTED READINGS 314
Chapter\r50 - External Auditory Canal 315
DIAGNOSIS 317
SUMMARY 317
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 317
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 319
PEARLS 319
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 319
SUGGESTED READINGS 319
Chapter\r51 - Middle Ear 321
DIAGNOSIS 322
SUMMARY 322
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 323
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 323
PEARLS 323
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 324
SUGGESTED READINGS 324
Chapter\r52 - Lesions of the Facial Nerve 325
DIAGNOSIS 326
SUMMARY 326
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 327
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 327
PEARLS 327
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 328
SUGGESTED READINGS 328
Chapter\r53 - Lytic/Cystic Mandibular Lesions 329
DIAGNOSIS 331
SUMMARY 331
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 331
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 332
PEARLS 332
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 332
SUGGESTED READINGS 332
Chapter\r54 - Jugular Foramen Lesions 333
DIAGNOSIS 335
SUMMARY 335
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 336
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 336
PEARLS 336
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 337
SUGGESTED READINGS 337
Chapter\r55 - Optic Nerve Mass 339
DIAGNOSIS 341
SUMMARY 341
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 341
PEARLS 342
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 342
SUGGESTED READINGS 342
Chapter\r56 - Dilated Superior Ophthalmic Vein/Asymmetric Cavernous Sinus Enhancement 343
DIAGNOSIS 344
SUMMARY 344
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 345
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 345
PEARLS 346
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 346
SUGGESTED READINGS 346
Chapter\r57 - Lacrimal Gland 347
DIAGNOSIS 349
SUMMARY 349
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 351
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 351
PEARLS 351
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 352
SUGGESTED READINGS 352
Chapter\r58 - Nasal Cavity Lesions 353
DIAGNOSIS 355
SUMMARY 355
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 355
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 356
PEARLS 356
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 357
SUGGESTED READINGS 357
Chapter\r59 - Solitary Parotid Masses 359
DIAGNOSIS 360
SUMMARY 360
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 360
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 361
PEARLS 361
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 361
SUGGESTED READINGS 361
Chapter\r60 - Bilateral Parotid Masses 363
DIAGNOSIS 365
SUMMARY 365
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 366
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 366
PEARLS 367
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 367
SUGGESTED READINGS 367
Chapter\r61 - Retropharyngeal Space 369
DIAGNOSIS 372
SUMMARY 372
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 374
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 375
PEARLS 375
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 377
SUGGESTED READINGS 378
Part 4\rPediatric Neuroradiology 379
Chapter\r62 - Intraventricular Posterior Fossa Tumors 381
DIAGNOSIS 383
SUMMARY 383
PEARLS 384
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 384
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 384
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 384
SUGGESTED READINGS 384
Chapter\r63 - Pediatric Cerebellar Tumors 385
DIAGNOSIS 387
SUMMARY 387
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 388
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 388
PEARLS 388
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 388
SUGGESTED READINGS 388
Chapter\r64 - Pediatric Extraaxial Posterior Fossa Tumors 389
DIAGNOSIS 391
SUMMARY 391
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 392
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 392
PEARLS 392
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 392
SUGGESTED READINGS 392
Chapter\r65 - Midline Posterior Fossa Extraaxial Cystic Lesions 393
DIAGNOSIS 395
SUMMARY 395
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 396
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 396
PEARLS 397
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 397
SUGGESTED READINGS 397
Chapter\r66 - Occipital Cephalocele 399
DIAGNOSIS 400
SUMMARY 400
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 401
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 401
PEARLS 401
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 402
SUGGESTED READINGS 402
Chapter\r67 - Holoprosencephaly 403
DIAGNOSIS 405
SUMMARY 405
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 406
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 407
PEARLS 407
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 409
SUGGESTED READINGS 409
Chapter\r68 - Leukodystrophies 411
DIAGNOSIS 413
SUMMARY 413
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 414
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES 414
PEARLS 414
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 415
SUGGESTED READINGS 415
Chapter\r69 - Congenital Arterial Anastomosis 417
DIAGNOSIS 418
SUMMARY 418
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 419
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 419
PEARLS 419
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 420
SUGGESTED READINGS 420
Chapter\r70 - Odontoid: Acute Versus Chronic 421
DIAGNOSIS 423
SUMMARY 423
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 424
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 424
PEARLS 424
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 424
SUGGESTED READINGS 424
Chapter\r71 - Pediatric Nasofrontal Mass 425
DIAGNOSIS 426
SUMMARY 426
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 427
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 427
PEARLS 428
SUGGESTED READINGS 428
Chapter\r72 - Pediatric Globe Lesions 429
DIAGNOSIS 430
SUMMARY 430
SPECTRUM OF DISEASE 430
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 432
PEARLS 432
SIGNS AND COMPLICATIONS 432
SUGGESTED READINGS 433
INDEX 435
ABBREVIATIONS IBC

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