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| The Department
of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, Maryland |
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Dr. Smirniotopoulos' Neuroradiology Lectures |
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| Lecture Number | Lecture Title | Handout Title | Length of Lecture |
| 1 | Patterns of Location - Part 1 (Infratentorial - extraaxial) | (same) | 50 min. |
| 2 | Patterns of Location - Part 2 (Infratentorial - intraaxial) | " | 50 min. |
| 3 | Patterns of Location - Part 3 (Supratentorial) | " | 40 - 50 min. |
| 4 | Patterns of Enhancement | (same) | 50 min. |
| 4a | Patterns of Edema | (same) | 30 min. |
| 5 | WHO 2000 Classification | (same) | 50 min. |
| 5a | " | (same) | 25 more |
| 6 | Non-astrocytic Gliomas | (same) | 50 min. |
| 7 | Meningioma | (same) | 50 min. |
| 8 | Pineal Region Masses | (same) | 50 min. |
| 9 | Other Non-glial Tumors | (same) | 45 min. |
| 10 | Phakomatoses - Part 1 | Neurofibromatosis | 50 min. |
| 11 | Phakomatoses - Part 2 | Sturge-Weber | 50 min. |
| 12 | Phakomatoses - Part 3 | TS and VHL | 50 min. |
| 13 | CNS Lymphoma | (same) | 35 - 45 min. |
| 14 | Brain Herniations | (same) | 34 - 45 min. |
| 15 | CNS Trauma | (same) | 45 - 90 min. |
| 16 | CNS Vascular Disease | (same) | 45 - 90 min. |
| 17 | Metastatic Disease of the CNS | (same) | 20 - 40 min. |
| 18 | Intradural Spinal Masses | (same) | 40 -50 min |
| 19 | Basal Ganglia | (same) | 30 min. |
| 20 | Neuroimaging in AIDS | (same) | 20-35 min. |
| # | Lecture Title | Educational Objectives - At the completion of this activity, the participants should be able to: | Length of Lecture |
| 1 | Patterns
of Location
Part 1 (Infratentorial - extraaxial) |
a) distinguish extraaxial from intraaxial masses in the posterior fossa
b) define the most common lesions that present in the cerebellopontine angle cistern |
30 -50 min. |
| 2 | Patterns
of Location
Part 2 (Infratentorial - intraaxial) |
c) define the most common lesions that present in the cerebellum and brainstem
d) define the most common intraventricular lesions of the 4th |
30 -50 min. |
| 3 | Patterns
of Location
Part 3 (Supratentorial) |
c) define the most common lesions that present above the tentorium | 40 - 50 min. |
| 4 | Patterns of Enhancement | a)
define contrast enhancement as it applies to both MR and
b) explain the role of the blood-brain-barrier (BBB) and vascularity in contrast enhancement c) analyze the patterns of contrast enhancement d) use the patterns of enhancement to distinguish different pathologic processes |
40 -50 min. |
| 4a | Patterns of Edema | a)
define the three types of edema and identify their causes
b) recognize the MR and CT patterns of edema and use these patterns to predict the type of lesion |
20 - 30 min. |
| 5 | WHO 2000 Classification | a)
distinguish circumscribed from diffuse astrocytomas
b) distinguish low-grade from high-grade diffuse astrocytomas c) define the major categories of brain neoplasms |
50 min. |
| 5a | (continued) | ||
| 6 | Non-astrocytic Gliomas | a)
define the major types of neuroectodermal neoplasms
b) distinguish these neoplasms based on analysis of the imaging findings on MR and CT |
50 min. |
| 7 | Meningioma | a)
define the major types of meningeal neoplasms
b) differentiate between typical and atypical imaging features of meningioma c) define the typical features of a meningioma d) define the typical features of a hemangiopericytoma |
50 min. |
| 8 | Pineal Region Masses | a)
define the common symptoms and signs of pineal region masses b) define
the major types of neoplasms presenting in the pineal region
c) recognize and differentiate among the common germ-cell neoplasms of this area |
50 min. |
| 9 | Other Non-glial Tumors | a)
define the subtypes of epithelial cysts and neoplasms of the CNS
b) differentiate and distinguish epidermoid, dermoid, colloid cyst, and craniopharyngioma. |
35-45 min. |
| 10 | Phakomatoses - Part 1 |
a) define the five most common phakomatoses
c) identify the neoplastic complications of these complex disorders |
50 min. |
| 11 | Phakomatoses - Part 2 | " | 50 min. |
| 12 | Phakomatoses - Part 3 | " | 50 min. |
| 13 | CNS Lymphoma |
a) define the types of CNS lymphoma
b) summarize the theories of development of primary CNS lymphoma c) recognize the difference between primary and secondary lymphoma d) distinguish CNS lymphoma from other lesions in AIDS patients |
35 - 45 min. |
| 14 | Brain Herniations | a)
list and define the common types of brain herniation
b) identify and differentiate brain herniations on MR and CT imaging |
34 -45 min. |
| 15 | CNS Trauma | a)
define the types of CNS lesions caused by trauma
b) summarize the pathophysiology of these lesions c) recognize and differentiate the imaging characteristics of traumatic brain injury |
45 - 90 min. |
| 16 | CNS Vascular Disease | a)
list the major categories of CNS vascular disease
b) summarize the pathophysiology of cerebral infarction c) define and distinguish among the types of vascular malformations |
45 -90 min. |
| 17 | Metastatic Disease of the CNS | 20 -40 min. | |
| 18 | Intradural Spinal Masses | 40 - 50 min. | |
| 19 | Basal Ganglia | 30 min. | |
| 20 | Neuroimaging of AIDS | a)
list the common indications for brain imaging in AIDS
b) define the common abnormalities seen in brain in AIDS c) distinguish between lesions that do and do not require a biopsy |
30 - 40 min |