Description
Designed with the busy practitioner in mind, ExpertDDx: Brain and Spine, third edition, quickly guides you to the most likely differential diagnoses based on key imaging findings and clinical information. This superbly illustrated resource covers more than 275 of the top differential diagnoses across a broad spectrum of central nervous system diseases, presenting parallel groups of anatomically based differentials, generic imaging patterns, modality-specific findings, and clinically based differentials for each area. Now fully revised and up-to-date, this practical reference clearly guides you through useful, actionable differential diagnoses that lead to definitive findings in every area of the brain and spine.- Presents multiple clear, sharp, succinctly annotated images for each diagnosis; a list of diagnostic possibilities sorted as common, less common, and rare but significant; and brief, bulleted text offering helpful diagnostic clues- Reflects changes in 2021 WHO CNS tumor grading and nomenclature- Contains newly identified entities, new differential diagnoses, and updated references- Shows both typical and variant manifestations of each possible diagnosis- Includes more than 7,000 high-quality print and online images- Features updated genetic information now available in Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)- Separates adult and pediatric DDx lists for even faster reference- Assists you in building either a definitive diagnosis from an imaging study or a carefully refined list of reasonable differential diagnoses
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SECTION 1: SKULL AND BRAINSCALP, SKULLANATOMICALLY BASED DIFFERENTIALS4 Skull Normal VariantsMiral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA6 Scalp Mass, ChildLuke L. Linscott, MD and Chang Yueh Ho, MD10 Scalp Mass, AdultMiral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA12 Congenital Anomalies of Skull BaseLuke L. Linscott, MD and Chang Yueh Ho, MDGENERIC IMAGING PATTERNS18 "Hair on End"Miral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA20 Thick Skull, GeneralizedMiral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA24 Thick Skull, LocalizedMiral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA26 Thin Skull, GeneralizedMiral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA28 Thin Skull, LocalizedMiral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA30 Lytic Skull Lesion, SolitaryMiral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA34 Multiple Lucent Skull LesionsMiral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA38 Sclerotic Skull Lesion, SolitaryMiral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA42 Sclerotic Skull Lesions, MultipleMiral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBACLINICALLY BASED DIFFERENTIALS44 Macrocrania/MacrocephalyLuke L. Linscott, MD50 MicrocephalyLuke L. Linscott, MDMENINGESANATOMICALLY BASED DIFFERENTIALS56 Dural Calcification(s)Miral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA58 Dural-Based Mass, SolitaryMiral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA62 Dural-Based Masses, MultipleMiral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA66 Falx LesionsMiral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBAGENERIC IMAGING PATTERNS68 Thick Dura/Arachnoid, GeneralizedMiral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA and Yoshimi Anzai, MD, MPH70 Pial EnhancementMiral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA and Yoshimi Anzai, MD, MPH74 Dural Tail SignMiral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBAVENTRICLES, PERIVENTRICULAR REGIONSANATOMICALLY BASED DIFFERENTIALS76 Ventricles, Normal VariantsBernadette L. Koch, MD and Chang Yueh Ho, MD80 Choroid Plexus Lesions, ChildChang Yueh Ho, MD and Karen L. Salzman, MD82 Choroid Plexus Lesions, AdultKalen Riley, MD, MBA, Chang Yueh Ho, MD, and Karen L. Salzman, MD84 Ependymal/Subependymal LesionsMiral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA90 Lateral Ventricle MassKaren L. Salzman, MD94 Thick Septum PellucidumBlair A. Winegar, MD and Karen L. Salzman, MD96 Foramen of Monro MassTroy A. Hutchins, MD100 3rd Ventricle Mass, AnteriorKaren L. Salzman, MD104 3rd Ventricle Mass, Body/PosteriorKaren L. Salzman, MD106 Cerebral Aqueduct/Periaqueductal LesionNancy J. Fischbein, MD112 4th Ventricle Mass, ChildChang Yueh Ho, MD and Karen L. Salzman, MD116 4th Ventricle Mass, AdultKaren L. Salzman, MDGENERIC IMAGING PATTERNS118 Bubbly-Appearing Intraventricular MassChang Yueh Ho, MD and Karen L. Salzman, MD122 Ependymal EnhancementBlair A. Winegar, MD and Miral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA126 VentriculomegalyLuke L. Linscott, MD132 Small VentriclesBernadette L. Koch, MD and Chang Yueh Ho, MD134 Asymmetric Lateral VentriclesSanthosh Gaddikeri, MD and Marinos Kontzialis, MD138 Irregular Lateral VentriclesSanthosh Gaddikeri, MD and Marinos Kontzialis, MD142 Periventricular Enhancing LesionsSanthosh Gaddikeri, MD and Marinos Kontzialis, MDMODALITY-SPECIFIC IMAGING FINDINGS146 Intraventricular Calcification(s)Blair A. Winegar, MD and Karen L. Salzman, MD150 Periventricular Calcification(s)Luke L. Linscott, MD, Chang Yueh Ho, MD, and Susan I. Blaser, MD, FRCPC154 Periventricular T2-/FLAIR-Hyperintense LesionsTroy A. Hutchins, MD and Karen L. Salzman, MDEXTRAAXIAL SPACES AND SUBARACHNOID CISTERNSANATOMICALLY BASED DIFFERENTIALS158 Subarachnoid Space Normal VariantsLuke L. Linscott, MD and Karen L. Salzman, MD160 Epidural MassMiral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA and Sheri L. Harder, MD, FRCPC164 Enlarged Sulci, GeneralizedTroy A. Hutchins, MD and Chang Yueh Ho, MD168 Effaced Sulci, GeneralizedTroy A. Hutchins, MD and Anne G. Osborn, MD, FACR172 Interhemispheric Fissure CystsBernadette L. Koch, MD, Chang Yueh Ho, MD, and Anne G. Osborn, MD, FACR176 CPA Mass, AdultBlair A. Winegar, MD and Karen L. Salzman, MD180 Cystic CPA MassKaren L. Salzman, MD and H. Ric Harnsberger, MD184 Prepontine Cistern MassKalen Riley, MD, MBA, Gregory L. Katzman, MD, MBA, and Miral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA190 Ventral Foramen Magnum MassMiral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA and Karen L.
