The Central Nervous System
Cerebral Hemispheres The cerebral hemispheres fill the cranial vault above the tentorium cerebelli. Right and left hemispheres are partly separated by the interhemispheric fissure. There are several white matter tracts…
GENERAL RADIOLOGY
The Spinal Column and Its Contents
The Vertebral Column The vertebral column has 33 vertebrae – 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral (fused) and 4 coccygeal (fused) vertebrae. The spine of the fetus is…
The Breast
General Anatomy The breast ( Fig. 9.1 ) overlies the second to sixth ribs on the anterior chest wall. It is hemispherical with an axillary tail (of Spence) and consists…
Tentorial dural arteriovenous fistula – upfront radiosurgery
CRANIAL REGION Tentorium HISTOPATHOLOGY N/A; radiographic diagnosis of dural arteriovenous fistula PRIOR SURGICAL RESECTION No PERTINENT LABORATORY FINDINGS N/A Case description The patient is a 60-year-old male who presented with…
Transverse sinus dural arteriovenous fistula – upfront, preembolization radiosurgery
CRANIAL REGION Transverse sinus HISTOPATHOLOGY N/A; radiographic diagnosis of dural arteriovenous fistula PRIOR SURGICAL RESECTION No PERTINENT LABORATORY FINDINGS N/A Case description A 75-year-old female presented with a headache and…
Torcular/tentorial meningioma – upfront radiosurgery
CRANIAL REGION Torcula HISTOPATHOLOGY Meningioma, meningothelial type, WHO grade 1 PRIOR SURGICAL RESECTION No PERTINENT LABORATORY FINDINGS N/A Case description A 56-year-old male patient was evaluated for occipital headache and…
Superior sagittal sinus meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual
CRANIAL REGION Superior sagittal sinus HISTOPATHOLOGY Meningothelial meningioma, WHO grade 1 PRIOR SURGICAL RESECTION Yes PERTINENT LABORATORY FINDINGS N/A Case description A 45-year-old female presented with a headache, slurred speech,…
Superior sagittal sinus meningioma – delayed postoperative, multisession radiosurgery for growing residual
CRANIAL REGION Superior sagittal sinus HISTOPATHOLOGY Meningothelial meningioma, WHO grade 1 PRIOR SURGICAL RESECTION Yes PERTINENT LABORATORY FINDINGS N/A Case description A 49-year-old female presented with headaches, speech disorder, and…
Superior sagittal/transverse sinuses meningioma – immediate postoperative, staged-volume radiosurgery for residual/delayed postoperative radiosurgery for growing residual
CRANIAL REGION Superior sagittal and transverse sinuses HISTOPATHOLOGY Meningioma, meningothelial type, WHO grade I PRIOR SURGICAL RESECTION Yes PERTINENT LABORATORY FINDINGS N/A Case description A 55-year-old female presented with a…
Occipital condyle/clivus/C1 vertebra metastasis – upfront stereotactic body radiation therapy
SKULL BASE REGION Occipital condyle/clivus/C1 vertebra HISTOPATHOLOGY Papillary thyroid cancer PRIOR SURGICAL RESECTION No PERTINENT LABORATORY FINDINGS N/A Case description A 60-year-old female with a history of metastatic papillary thyroid…
