A multidisciplinary guide to managing incidental findings in neuroimaging from top expertsIncidental Findings in Neuroimaging and Their Management: A Guide for Radiologists, Neurosurgeons, and Neurologists presents a streamlined, case-based approach to 50 commonly seen incidental findings in neuroimaging. Edited by Kaye Westmark, Dong Kim, and Roy Riascos, this unique book provides the necessary knowledge to manage significant unexpected findings—from identification and analysis to efficacious interventions.
With collaborative contributions from neuroradiologists, neurosurgeons, neurologists, otolaryngologists, body and musculoskeletal imaging experts, endocrinologists and hematologists/oncologists, this resource encompasses a wide spectrum of incidental findings.
Organized by six sections, the book starts with normal variants that are extremely important to recognize in order to avoid unwarranted additional testing and unnecessary stress for the patient. Subsequent sections detail abnormalities that require extensive clinical evaluation in order to determine ideal management. These include incidental findings for extracranial, extra-spinal, intracranial, and intraspinal imaging. The final section outlines CT and MR imaging artifacts that are particularly concerning because they may mimic more dangerous pathologies while degrading imaging quality and obscuring real findings.
Key Features- Key findings and differential diagnosis are listed for each entity
- Diagnostic decision trees present algorithms in an easy-to-understand manner
- Artifact analyses explain the technical reason for each artifact and what can be done to mitigate effects
- Clinical Q&As connect the radiologic diagnosis with actual case management decisions and provide in-depth background information that is applicable to management in various scenarios
This essential guide will help trainee and practicing neuroradiologists, neurosurgeons, and neurologists interpret incidental spine and brain imaging findings and make clinically informed, complex treatment decisions.
This book includes complimentary access to a digital copyTable of ContentsSection I: Normal Variants- 1 Arachnoid Granulation
- 2 Asymmetrical Lateral Ventricles
- 3 Basal Ganglia/Dentate Nuclei Mineralization
- 4 Cavum Septum Pellucidum
- 5 Choroid Fissure Cyst
- 6 Empty Sella Configuration
- 7 High-Riding Jugular Bulb
- 8 Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna
- 9 Prominent Perivascular Space
- 10 Simple Pineal Cyst
Section II: Intracranial Incidental Findings- 11 Diffuse White Matter Hyperintensities
- 12 Brain Capillary Telangiectasias
- 13 Developmental Venous Anomaly
- 14 Cerebral Cavernous Malformations
- 15 Colloid Cyst
- 16 Arachnoid Cysts
- 17 Mega Cisterna Magna
- 18 Benign Enlargement of Subarachnoid Spaces
- 19 Pituitary Incidentaloma and Incidental Silent Macroadenoma
- 20 Pituitary Gland: Diffuse Enlargement
- 21 Incidental Glial Neoplasms
- 22 Incidental Meningioma
Section III: Head and Neck Related Incidental Findings- 23 Head and Neck–Related Incidental Findings
Section IV: Spinal Incidental Findings- 24 Os Odontoideum
- 25 Tarlov's Cyst
- 26 Approach to the Solitary Vertebral Lesion on Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- 27 Diffusely Abnormal Marrow Signal within the Vertebrae on MRI
- 28 Filum Terminale Lipoma
- 29 Ventriculus Terminalis
- 30 Prominent Central Canal
- 31 Low-Lying Conus
- 32 Incidental Solitary Sclerotic Bone Lesion
Section V: Extraspinal Incidental Findings- 33 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- 34 Renal Mass
- 35 Renal Cyst
- 36 Thyroid Mass
- 37 Adrenal Mass
- 38 Retroperitoneal Lymph Nodes
- 39 Incidental Pelvic Mass
Section VI: Artifacts That May Simulate Disease Entities and Obscure Pathology- 40 Computed Tomography Artifacts
- 41 MRI Patient-Related Motion Artifacts
- 42 Magnetic Susceptibility–Related Artifacts on MRI
- MRI Technical and Sequence-Specific Artifacts
