CT Series


Scout view of brain

Lines #1–18 indicate position of sections in the following axial CT series.
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Brain, axial CT

The corresponding image of the skull base is shown on page 207, image #1.

  1. Temporalis →
  2. Posterior atlantooccipital membrane
  3. Rectus capitis posterior major and minor
  4. Sternocleidomastoideus →
  5. Splenius capitis and obliuus capitis superior →
  6. Semispinalis capitis →
  7. Olfactory bulb
  8. Temporal lobe →
  9. Vertebral arteries in cisterna medullaris →
  10. Medulla oblongata →
  11. Tonsil of cerebellum →
  12. Cisterna magna
  13. Rectus capitis lateralis
  14. Trapezius →
  15. Nuchal ligament →
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Brain, axial CT

Scout view on page 245. Image #2 of this series is shown in bone settings on page 208. Image #3 is similarly shown on page 209.

  1. Temporalis ↔
  2. Sternocleidomastoideus ←
  3. Splenius capitis and obliquus capitis superior ↔
  4. Semispinalis capitis and trapezius ↔
  5. Gyrus rectus
  6. Uncus of temporal lobe →
  7. Temporal lobe ↔
  8. Vertebral arteries in cistern medullaris ←
  9. Medulla oblongata ←
  10. Cerebellum (tonsil) ←
  11. Cavernous sinus →
  12. Internal carotid artery →
  13. Pons →
  14. Flocculus →
  15. Sigmoid sinus →
  16. Cerebellar hemisphere →
  17. Fourth ventricle (obex) →
  18. Vermis (nodule) →
  19. Nuchal ligament ←
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Brain, axial CT

Scout view on page 245. Images #4 and #5 of this series are shown in bone settings on page 210, images #6 and #7.

  1. Frontal lobe →
  2. Temporalis ←
  3. Pituitary gland
  4. Temporal lobe ↔
  5. Amygdaloid nucleus
  6. Trigeminal cave
  7. Choroid plexus of fourth ventricle
  8. Falx cerebri ↔
  9. Infundibulum and pars tuberalis of pituitary gland
  10. Lateral ventricle (temporal horn) →
  11. Hippocampus →
  12. Trigeminal ganglion
  13. Fourth ventricle ↔
  14. Internal carotid artery (siphon) ←
  15. Cavernous sinus ←
  16. Basilar artery in cicterna pontina ↔
  17. Pons ↔ and cerebellopontine angle/ cistern
  18. Flocculus ←
  19. Inferior cerebellar peduncle
  20. Vermis (uvula) ↔
  21. Middle cerebellar peduncle →
  22. Sigmoid sinus ↔
  23. Horizontal fissure →
  24. Semispinalis capitis and trapezius ↔
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Brain, axial CT

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Dec 20, 2015 | Posted by in PEDIATRIC IMAGING | Comments Off on CT Series

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