Brain Development and Congenital Malformations
- Classify congenital diseases of brain. MRI Findings. Differentiate on basis of principles of CT & MRI.
- Describe normal brain development. Classify congenital malformations.
- Arnold Chiari malformation (**) (2008)
- Agenesis of corpus callosum – CT
- Midline anomaly of brain – Role of imaging in identification
- Dandy Walker syndrome
- CT in post. cranial fossa
- Adv. & disadv. of post. fossa lesion of brain
- Hernia through foramen of Morgagni & Luschka
- Neuroectodermal dysplasia (Phakomatoses)
- Phakomatoses – Defn, Types, C/F, R/F of Tuberous sclerosis
- Tuberous sclerosis
- Sturge Weber syndrome
Cerebral Vasculature, Trauma, Stroke
- Role of CT in head injury
- Head injury – Radiology & CT appearance (LQ)
- How will u inv. a case of head injury radiologically?
- Describe the etiology & presenting features of SAH. Describe distribution of SAH by aneurysmal location. Describe the interventional radiological procedures of endovascular Tt of aneurysm. (5+5+10) (2013)
- Radiological anatomy of subarachnoid spaces. Role of CT & MRI in evaluation of SAH.
- SAH – Imaging & causes (*****)
- Intracranial hematoma – CT
- Role of MR Angio in diagnosis of SAH (2005)
- SAH – Causes, CT findings. How modern imaging helps in assessing causative lesions?
- Describe cerebral circulation with reference to conventional angiography, CT & MR angiography.
- Describe the branches of ICA & give line diagram as seen on carotid angiography. How will you investigate a case of SAH?
- Anatomy of cerebral arteries. What are persistent carotico-vertebral anastomosis?
- Cerebral infarct – Mechanism, CT & MRI finding
- Acute infarct (SN)
- Ischemic cerebrovascular disease – Role of CT
- CVA – Causes & MRI
- CT findings of tumors vs large infarct
- Role of MRI in stroke (LQ 2007)
- DSA in vascular anomalies of brain (LQ)
- Intracranial vascular occlusion – Anatomy
- Classify aneurysm. Discuss briefly the various radiological methods avlbl with their relative merits.
- Discuss radiological role in intracranial aneurysm with spl. ref. to Mx by interventional radiology
- Role of interventional radiology in Mx of AVM of brain (2005, 2006)
- What is interventional radiology? Its role in cerebrovascular system.
- Role of Interventional radiology in cerebrovascular system
- Discuss the various interventional procedures related to neuroradiology (2003)
- Moya moya ds
- Circle of Willis
- Carotid artery angiogram – Indication, Technique, Angio. findings of meningioma
Brain Tumors
- Classify brain tumor – CT & MRI findings
- Classify intracranial tumors. CT & Angiographic features of gliomas
- Glioma – CT & Angiographic findings (LQ)
- Intracranial glioma (supratentorial) – CT appearance. Compare with angiographic findings, stressing on merits & demerits of both
- Classify supratentorial tumors. Describe the methods of inv. in case of suspected supratentoial tumor (****)
- Ependymoma (SN 2007)
- Intracranial meningioma (*****)
- Meningioma – CT & Angiographic findings (LQ)
- Meningioma – Classification
- Meningioma – CT, Classification
- Intracranial meningioma – R/F (X-ray, CT, Angio)
- Hemangioblastoma of CNS
- PNET
- Pituitary tumors – Classification. Diagnosis of acromegaly
- Pituitary disease – Radiological features in X-ray, CT, MRI
- Pituitary adenoma -Plain X-ray, CT, MRI
- Name the hormones secreted by pituitary gland. Describe in details the C/F & R/F due to excess of ACTH.
- Sella turcica – Radiological anatomy
- Anatomy of pituitary fossa (SN 2006)
- Anatomy of pituitary gland & modern imaging trends for sellar & parasellar lesions
- Sella turcica – Enumerate the intrasellar tumors
- Causes of pediatric brain tumor. How will u inv. a case of post. fossa neoplasm? Give diff. radiological findings.
- CP angle tumors – Names, Imaging modalities, R/F (2 times)
- Adv. of MRI to understand CPA tumors. Give their distinctive MRI features (2008)
- IAC – Anatomy & imaging of a case of 8th nerve tumor
- Acoustic neuroma (LQ)
- Rathke’s pouch tumor (***)
- Rathke’s cleft cyst
- Colloid cyst
- Craniopharyngioma (2 times)
- Carotid body tumor
- Cerebral lymphoma
- Pineal gland tumors
- Choroid plexus tumors
Brain Infections
- NCC (*****)
- NCC – CT (***) (LQ)
- Intracranial infective lesion – MRI & its advantage over CT in tuberculoma of brain
- Neurotuberculosis – CT
- Neurotuberculosis (SN 2008)
- CT findings in different brain abscess
- CT features in pyogenic brain abscess (LQ 2007)
- Brain abscess – MRI (LQ), CT (LQ)
- Ring enhancing lesions of brain (2007) (2 times)
- Single ring enhancing lesion
- Describe the imaging features of various pathologies as presented by ring enhancing lesions of brain.
White matter abnormalities & Degenerative diseases
- Cerebral ventricles anatomy
- Ventricular system – Radio. anatomy with diagram, Mech. of formation & circulation of CSF, Radio. procedures to study the ventricular system of brain
- Hydrocephalus – Pathology, CT
- CT findings of obstructive hydrocephalus
- Hydrocephalus of a child – Role of X-ray, USG, CT
- Hydrocephalus – Types & causes (2005)
- CSF circulation (****)
- Formation & circulation of CSF. Discuss the pathophysiological mechanism of hydrocephalus (2007)
- Communicating hydrocephalus
- Arachnoid granulations
- Role of MRI in MS. Recent advances in imaging for diag. of MS
- MS (SN)
- What are the acquired white matter degenerative disorders? Write the brief pathophysiology & detailed imaging features of MS.
- Krabbe ds
- Leigh ds
- Wilson ds
Spine
- Role of MRI in vertebral disesaes
- CT in spinal lesion
- CT vs MRI in spinal lesions
- Spinal cord – Radiological anatomy. Adv. & disadv. of non-ionic contrast in conventional myelography
- Classify spinal tumors. Describe the imaging features of spinal tumors.
- Spinal tumors – Types & investigations
- Spinal tumors in children – Radiological inv.
- Myelogram in spinal tumors (2 times)
- Spinal TB (***)
- Pathology & R/F of vertebral TB
- Syringomyelia (2 times)
- Diastematomyelia
- Tethered spinal cord (SN 2007)
- Spinal dysraphism
- Single ivory vertebral body
- Vertebral trauma – CT
- Radiological evaluation of spinal trauma
- Traumatic paraplegia – Imaging importance
- Diff. radio. inv. done in a case of paraplegia foll. RTA
Miscellaneous
- Write about the advantages of SSFP sequences over conventional MRI sequences for evaluation of cranial nerves. Describe identification points of all cranial nerves from other curvilinear structure & common disease processes. (3+10+7) (2013)
- Describe the anatomical relationship of 8th cranial nerve in petrous part of temporal bone. Describe the methods of imaging the petrous part of temporal bone. (10+10) (2013)
- Diffusion & perfusion imaging in intracranial SOL (SN 2013)
- Describe the radiological anatomy of CVJ by various radiological methods. Discuss common pathologies of CVJ region.
- CVJ anomalies (2 times)
- Significance of intracranial calcification
- Intracranial supratentorial calcification
- Calcification of brain – Causes & D/D
- Basal ganglia calcificaton
- Posterior ethmoidal air cells (2 times)
- Mastoid air cells
- Chronic otitis media
- Cholesteatoma (*****)
- Empty sella (SN – 3 times)
- Vertebroplasty
- Leptomeningeal cyst (SN 2007)
- J shaped sella
- Dentate nucleus (2X)
- Cavernous sinuses (2X)
- Angiographic sylvian point
- Pineal body
- Jugular foramen
- Mx of epilepsy of recent onset
- Base of skull
- Petrous bone (***)
- IV foramina
- IV foramina of cervical spine
- Role of radio. in a case of raised ICT
- Subdural empyema
- Craniosynostosis (2013)
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