Solitary Cystic Parenchymal Mass, General Anne G. Osborn, MD, FACR DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Enlarged Perivascular Space Encephalomalacia Neurocysticercosis Porencephalic Cyst Glioblastoma Multiforme Metastasis Pilocytic Astrocytoma Abscess Less Common Intracerebral Hematoma…
Multiple Brain Hyperintensities (T2/FLAIR), Less Common Gary M. Nesbit, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Less Common Cerebral Amyloid Disease ADEM Vasculitis Sickle Cell Disease Leigh Syndrome Thrombosis, Cortical or Deep Venous CMV,…
Multiple Brain Hyperintensities (T2/FLAIR), Common Gary M. Nesbit, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Aging Brain, Normal Normal Myelination Reactive Astrocytosis (Gliosis) & Encephalomalacia Atherosclerosis, Intracranial Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Myelin Vacuolization Enlarged…
CSF-like Parenchymal Lesion(s) Anne G. Osborn, MD, FACR James D. Eastwood, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Enlarged Perivascular Spaces Encephalomalacia Lacunar Infarction Neurocysticercosis Less Common Porencephalic Cyst Multiple Sclerosis Normal Variant…
Extra-Axial Flow Voids James D. Eastwood, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Normal (Normal Arteries, Veins) CSF Pulsation Saccular Aneurysm Fusiform Aneurysm, ASVD Arteriovenous Malformation Developmental Venous Anomaly Less Common Dural A-V…
Multiple Enhancing Lesions, General Karen L. Salzman, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Metastases, Parenchymal Multiple Sclerosis Neurocysticercosis Abscess (Multiple) Less Common ADEM Opportunistic Infection, AIDS Tuberculosis Lymphoma, Primary CNS Neurosarcoid Glioblastoma…
Solitary Hyperdense Parenchymal Lesion Anne G. Osborn, MD, FACR DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Cerebral Contusion Hypertensive Intracranial Hemorrhage Cerebral Amyloid Disease Glioblastoma Multiforme Metastasis, Parenchymal Thrombosis, Dural Sinus Thrombosis, Cortical Venous…
Multiple Hyperdense Parenchymal Lesions Anne G. Osborn, MD, FACR DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Cerebral Contusion Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI) Hypertensive Intracranial Hemorrhage Cerebral Amyloid Disease Metastases, Parenchymal Cavernous Malformations Less Common…
Solitary Parenchymal Calcification Anne G. Osborn, MD, FACR DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Neurocysticercosis Tuberculosis Cavernous Malformation Oligodendroglioma Ganglioglioma Diffuse Astrocytoma, Low Grade Pilocytic Astrocytoma Less Common Arteriovenous Malformation Ependymoma Parasites, Miscellaneous…
Hyperdense CSF Bronwyn E. Hamilton, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH), Traumatic Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Streak Artifact Diffuse Cerebral Edema (Mimic) Brain Death (Mimic) Less Common Contrast Material Chronic…
