Mamourian A. Brain CT essentials. https://www.medmastery.com As part of the Medmastery catalog of online medical tutorials, Dr. Mamourian has developed excellent lectures on brain CT essentials, which require approximately 3 hours of viewing time and can be split into small
Editor’s Choice Brain MR imaging scans of National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronauts were retrospectively analyzed to quantify pre- to postflight changes in brain structure. Local structural changes were assessed using the Jacobian determinant. Structural changes were compared with clinical
Editor’s Choice An observational case-control study of neonates with a confirmed RASopathy was conducted. The authors reviewed 48 brain MR studies performed at 3 academic centers in 3 countries between 2009 and 2017. Sixteen of these infants had a genetically
Editor’s Choice DSC-MR imaging data were collected after a preload and during a bolus injection of gadolinium contrast agent using a gradient recalled-echo-EPI sequence. Forty-nine low-grade and high-grade glioma datasets were uploaded to The Cancer Imaging Archive. Datasets included a
McKinney, AM. Atlas of Normal Imaging Variations of the Brain, Skull, and Craniocervical Vasculature. Springer; 2018; 1335 pp; 294 ill; $349.00 This two-volume text, Atlas of Normal Imaging Variations of the Brain, Skull, and Craniocervical Vasculature, is destined to become a classic in neuroradiology.
Fellows’ Journal Club The authors enrolled 53 patients with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis and performed 2-year follow-up. Brain MRIs were acquired for all patients at the onset phase. The brain MR imaging manifestations were classified into 4 types—type 1: normal MR
Dumont AS, Lanzino G, Sheehan JP. Brain Arteriovenous Malformations and Arteriovenous Fistulas. Thieme; 2017; 296 pp; 152 ill; $169.99 In the world of cerebrovascular neurosurgery, few pathologies are as misunderstood as brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and dural arteriovenous fistulae (dAVFs). Significantly
Editor’s Choice Seventeen male athletes (mean age, 16 years) underwent MR imaging before and after the football season. Changes in fractional anisotropy across the white matter skeleton were assessed with Tract-Based Spatial Statistics and ROI analysis. The mean number of
Jhaveri MD, Salzman KL, Ross JS, et al. Expert DDx: Brain and Spine. 2nd ed. Elsevier; 2018; 1096 pp; 3500 ill; $329.99 There are different ways to present imaging material in a textbook or online. One is to index diseases and
International Symposium on the Fetal Brain Children’s National Health System Thursday, November 01, 2018 – Friday, November 02, 2018 Washington, DC Event website: www.fetalbrainsymposium.com A 360° review of advances in understanding of the fetal brain, presented by a panel of
