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The Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland

Dr. Smirniotopoulos' Neuroradiology Lectures
CME Objectives

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
Non-astrocytic Gliomas (same) 50 min.
7 Meningioma (same) 50 min.
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.


CME Objectives


 
# 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
  • NF1
  • NF2
  • Tuberous Sclerosis
  • Sturge-Weber Syndrome
  • von Hippel-Lindau disease
b) define and recognize the clinical and imaging characteristics of these 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