Imaging of the Fetal Brain and Spine

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Fig. 16.1 Note the more posterior cerebral hemisphere of this normal 20 week fetus is clearly seen while the more anterior cerebral hemisphere of the fetus is obscured (white arrow)…

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Imaging of the Pediatric Brain

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Clinical presentation NCCT CECT MRI w/o contrast MRI w/o and w/contrast Trauma X  X  Seizure    X Infection  X  X Infarction X  X  Cancer/mass    X Acute headache X  X  Chronic headache  …

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Pathophysiology and Diagnosis of Concussion

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Fig. 29.1 Estimated ED visits for sports-related concussions for ages 8–13 (dotted line) and ages 14–19 (dashed line) and participation for ages 7–17 (solid line) in the top five organized…

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Pediatric Brain Tumors

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Fig. 22.1 (a) Axial brain MRI T1WI with contrast showing an irregularly enhancing posterior fossa fourth ventricular lesion in a child with recurrent ependymoma with spinal metastases. (b) Sagittal T1WI + C…

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Lumps and Bumps: Scalp and Skull Lesions

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Pathologic category Disorders Congenital Aplasia cutis Atretic encephalocele Dermoid/epidermoid cyst Enlarged biparietal foramina Sinus pericranii Traumatic Caput succedaneum Cephalohematoma Growing skull fracture (leptomeningeal cyst) Vascular Hemangioma Sinus pericranii Arteriovenous fistula/cirsoid…

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Chiari Malformation

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Fig. 21.1 Nonoperative Chiari 1 case (a). Sagittal T2W MRI image shows a Chiari 1 malformation. CSF flow artifact is evident dorsally to the spinal cord. Note that the spinal…

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Neurocutaneous Disorders

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An individual with 2 or more of the following signs is considered to have NF1: 1. 6 or more café-au-lait macules (must be greater than 5 mm in greatest diameter…

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