Essentials of Neuro Imaging (2024)-MSES3420-2024

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Video Summary

The Essentials of Neuroimaging course provides a comprehensive overview of spine and neuroimaging techniques, diagnoses, and key findings presented by knowledgeable speakers, including Dr. Jim Chen, Dr. Sapna Rawal, Dr. Suyash Mohan, and Dr. Courtney Tomlinson. They cover topics such as spinal infections and their mimics, rapidly progressive and chronic dementia, imaging strategies for patients found in unclear circumstances, and sinonasal anatomy.<br /><br />Dr. Chen starts by discussing spinal infections like discitis and osteomyelitis, emphasizing key imaging features and differentiating them from similar conditions, like degenerative changes. He outlines common indicators like fluid signals and enhancement patterns.<br /><br />Dr. Rawal moves on to cognitive impairments, distinguishing between rapidly progressive dementias, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and chronic types such as Alzheimer's. She highlights the significance of regional atrophy patterns and vascular diseases in chronic dementia diagnoses.<br /><br />Dr. Mohan discusses imaging in emergencies, focusing on actionable findings in patients found unconscious, emphasizing the identification of conditions like subarachnoid hemorrhage and Wernicke’s encephalopathy.<br /><br />Lastly, Dr. Tomlinson reviews sinonasal anatomy, stressing the importance of understanding nasal structures and variations to aid surgical procedures and diagnosis of conditions like anathymatous nasal polyps and invasive fungal sinusitis. The lecture helps enhance diagnostic accuracy, supporting patient care.

Keywords

neuroimaging

spinal infections

dementia diagnosis

emergency imaging

sinonasal anatomy

Dr. Jim Chen

Dr. Sapna Rawal

Dr. Suyash Mohan