This playlist is a collection of all the board review style cases on the site. All the board review style cases on the site in one place! These cases are geared towards preparation for the radiology resident ABR core exam, although similar material is used for the ABR certifying exam general and neuroradiology sections as well as neuroradiology CAQ.
The format of this playlist 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.
Welcome to this new board review series for 2022. In this series, we are going to focus on all things brain tumors that you might need to know as you prepare for the American Board of Radiology exams. While these videos are geared towards those taking the ABR core exam, they would also be useful for people taking the certifying or certificate of added qualification (CAQ) in neuroradiology exam.
There are going to be a total of 20 cases covering the most common brain tumors you might encounter in neuroradiology practice. Each one will have a series of images followed by 1 or 2 questions you can answer on your own as you follow along. Then there will be an explanation of the answers before you can move on.
By doing this series, hopefully you can quickly cover everything you need to know about brain tumors.
If you have not yet seen the other board review videos, I recommend you check out the categorized board review page.
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 10 cases cover brain tumors and the remaining 9 cover general neuroradiology. The final case will be a high speed multiple choice review.
Neuroradiology physics review – 2 – Magnetic Resonance Imaging
It’s important for the neuroradiologist to have a basic grasp of physics, particularly in the ways that it may affect image quality. In this video, Dr. Michael Hoch goes through a series of 13 MRI cases on physics. Each case is followed by one or more multiple choice questions about that physics principle.
There are a number of ways that physics principles affect MR images, causing various types of suboptimal images, such as:
metallic artifacts – areas of signal loss around susceptibility created by metal
fat suppression artifacts – areas where fat is incompletely saturated, particularly at the edge of images or adjacent to metal
aliasing – where one part of the image is incorrectly mapped to another area due to improper field of view
staircase – motion between slices leading to step offs in reconstructed images
chemical shift artifact – when a substance such as fat has a different resonance frequency and maps elsewhere into an image
zipper/spike artifact – when an external source of frequency noise is mapped into the image domain
Other key principles discussed include:
how artifacts may help you make a diagnosis
differences in how artifacts may appear on different types of images
how to change sequences to mitigate artifact
The level of this lecture is appropriate for radiology residents, radiology fellows, and trainees in other specialties who would like to review radiology physics. This may be particularly useful when preparing for the American Board of Radiology (ABR) core and certifying exams.
Check out this video and additional content on https://www.learnneuroradiology.com
It’s important for the neuroradiologist to have a basic grasp of physics, particularly in the ways that it may affect image quality. In this video, Dr. Michael Hoch goes through a series of 12 CT cases on physics. Each case is followed by multiple choice questions about that physics principle.
There are a number of ways that physics principles affect images, causing various types of suboptimal images, such as:
partial volume averaging – when an object only takes up part of a voxel and the resulting output
patient motion – when patient moves during imaging, degrading image quality and causing image blurring
streak artifact – when high density material adversely affects CT reconstruction, causing lines across an image
ring artifact – when a detector fails and causes rings through the image
contrast staining – when breakdown of the blood brain barrier allows leakage of contrast into the brain
Other key principles discussed include:
pitch
computed tomography dose index (CTDI)
dose length product (DLP)
pre- and post-patient collimation
image filtration
The level of this lecture is appropriate for radiology residents, radiology fellows, and trainees in other specialties who would like to review radiology physics. This may be particularly useful when preparing for the American Board of Radiology (ABR) core and certifying exams.
This playlist is a collection of only the head and neck imaging board review cases on this site. This includes pathologies such as head and neck cancer and skull base abnormalities.
These cases are geared towards preparation for the radiology resident ABR core exam, although similar material is used for the ABR certifying exam general and neuroradiology sections as well as neuroradiology CAQ. The format of this playlist 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.
This playlist is a collection of only the spine imaging board review cases on this site.
These cases are geared towards preparation for the radiology resident ABR core exam, although similar material is used for the ABR certifying exam general and neuroradiology sections as well as neuroradiology CAQ. The format of this playlist 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.
This playlist is a collection of only the vascular imaging board review cases on this site. This includes primary vascular pathologies, such as stroke and vascular malformations
These cases are geared towards preparation for the radiology resident ABR core exam, although similar material is used for the ABR certifying exam general and neuroradiology sections as well as neuroradiology CAQ. The format of this playlist 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.
This playlist is a collection of only the brain imaging board review cases on this site. These cases are geared towards preparation for the radiology resident ABR core exam, although similar material is used for the ABR certifying exam general and neuroradiology sections as well as neuroradiology CAQ.
The format of this playlist 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.
