Neuroradiology procedures

Radiologists perform a number of procedures using imaging guidance to make procedures safer, easier, and more achievable than doing procedures without imaging guidance. Neuroradiologists perform many procedures, with the most common being lumbar puncture and myelogram. Other procedures include biopsy, pain procedures and blood patch.

Initial videos in this list include basic considerations for procedures, lumbar punctures, and myelograms.

Be sure to check back often as more videos are added that cover your favorite neuroradiology exams, or check out our full channel on Youtube.

Neuroradiology search patterns

As radiologists, we often forget that we didn’t know how to go through a study from the beginning. This playlist will be a collection of videos on how to approach studies from scratch. This may be particularly useful to beginning medical students and residents who haven’t sat down at the PACS and looked through a study many times.

Be sure to check back often as more videos are added that cover your favorite neuroradiology exams, or check out our full channel on Youtube.

Imaging intracranial hemorrhage – Lecture

This lecture covers general imaging appearance (CT and MRI) of intracranial hemorrhage, how it evolves over time, and a strategic approach to diagnosing causes of intracranial hemorrhage. Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and traumatic intracranial hemorrhage are not really covered much here, with the emphasis on intraparenchymal hemorrhage.

The level of this lecture is appropriate for medical students, junior residents, and trainees in other specialties who have an interest in neuroradiology or may see patients with intracranial hemorrhage or stroke.

Basic Spine – Introductory lecture

This lecture covers some key concepts for beginner radiologists when interpreting studies of the spine.

The level of this lecture is appropriate for medical students, junior residents, and trainees in other specialties who have an interest in spine imaging or may see patients with spine disease. More senior residents may find some concepts useful as a review and potentially benefit from the cases in chapter 5.

The lecture is divided into chapters as follows:

  • Chapter 1 – Introduction and spine anatomy
  • Chapter 2 – General principles and terminology
  • Chapter 3 – Spine Degenerative disease
  • Chapter 4 – Spine Non-degenerative disease, a location based approach
  • Chapter 5 – Case based review

While designed as one continuous lecture, individual components may be useful for general review.

Board Review 1 – Full lecture

This lecture is a board review lecture geared towards preparation for the radiology resident ABR core exam, although similar material is used for the ABR certifying exam general and neuroradiology sections.

The format of this lecture is case-based. Each case consists of a series of images followed by 1 or 2 questions. The first question is usually to name the diagnosis, while the second is a multiple choice question to test deeper understanding of the specific condition. Try to get the diagnosis before you see the second questions.

The first 5 cases of this review are a case based review of neurodegenerative disorders and dementia. Cases 6-20 are general neuroradiology board review. Enjoy.

Basic Neuroradiology

This lecture covers some key concepts for beginner radiologists, particularly medical students and junior residents. Some are specific to neuroradiology while others apply across the field. Key concepts include:

  1. Read a lot of studies, and occasionally a book.
  2. Follow up on your patients.
  3. Get actual history.
  4. Pay attention to your reports.
  5. Follow the clues.
  6. Know and look at “lawyer zones”.
  7. Don’t fall for satisfaction of search.
  8. Look at the edges of the study.
  9. Don’t argue.
  10. It’s possible to harm patients, but doesn’t happen often.

Yes, I already know that they are misnumbered, but I had already recorded this and it wasn’t worth changing. Enjoy!