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CT Head
Interpretation
Dr Muhammad Zakwan Zakariya
FY2 Doctor
NHS Lothian
st
October 31 18:30
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BIMA Radiology Crash Course SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Muhammad Zakwan Zakariya
BSc (Hons) Medicine, MB ChB (Honours)
I am currently an FY2 Doctor in Cardiothoracic
Surgery at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. I
graduated from the University of St Andrews in
2019 and from the University of Manchester in
2022.
My main interests are in Internal Medicine and
Medical Education, with regular contributions to
local peer-assisted learning organisations since
medical school.
Outside of work, I enjoy playing the piano and
competing in local badminton leagues.
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseBIMA Radiology Crash Course
Radiology for Finals/FY1s- National Radiology T eaching series run by
Foundation level Doctors as part of BIMA National Curriculum
3 October – Chest X-Ray interpretation
th
10 October- Abdominal X-Ray interpretation
17 October- Limb X-Ray interpretation
24 October- Interventional Radiology
st
31 October- CT Scanning
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BIMA Radiology Crash CourseContents/Objectives
1. Indications for CT Head
2. Basic Principles of CT
3. Normal Anatomy in CT Head
4. Systematic Approach to CT Head Interpretation
5. CT Head SBAs
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseIndications for CT Head
•Altered mental status
•Trauma
•Cerebrovascular disease
•Headache
•Seizure
•CNS infection
•Tumour
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseBasic Principles of CT
Coronal Sagittal Axial
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseBasic Principles of CT
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseBasic Principles of CT
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseBasic Principles of CT
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseNormal Anatomy in CT Head
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseNormal Anatomy in CT Head
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseNormal Anatomy in CT Head
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseNormal Anatomy in CT Head
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseNormal Anatomy in CT Head
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseSystematic Approach to CT Head
-Confirm patient identifiers
-Useful mnemonic:
- Blood Key signs of abnormality on CT:
- Can : Cisterns - Abnormal tissue density
- Be : Brain - Mass effect
- Enlargement of the ventricles
- Very : Ventricles
- Bad : Bone
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseCase Presentation 1
A 70-year old gentleman
presents to A&E with
increasing headache and
confusion. He initially tripped
over his cat and hit his head
on the overhead kitchen
cabinet 2 days ago.
Left acute subdural haematoma
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseBlood - Extra-axial
SDH EDH
- Crescenteric/concave - Lens shaped
- Crosses sutures - (Usually) Does not cross suture
- Usually venous bleed lines
- Usually arterial bleed
- Low pressure feeding system
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseBlood - Chronicity
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseCase Presentation 2
A 33-year-old gentleman
presents with a severe
sudden-onset headache
associated with vomiting and
neck stiffness. He has a history
of autosomal-dominant SAH
polycystic kidney disease and - Most commonly traumatic
- Can be due to rupture of
early-onset hypertension. cerebral aneurysm
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseBlood - Intra-axial
Intraparenchymal Intraventricular
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseCisterns
Is there:
- Symmetry?
- Mass effect/effacement?
- Blood?
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseCase Presentation 3
A 45-year old lady presents
with sudden onset left-sided
arm and leg weakness and
dysarthria.
Right MCA ischaemic stroke
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseBrain - Features of Ischaemic Stroke
● Hyperdense vessel segment
● Loss of grey-white matter differentiation
● Cortical hypodensity
● Associated parenchymal swelling/gyral effacement
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseBrain - Vascular T erritories
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseCase Presentation 4
A 40-year-old woman presents
to the Emergency Department
with a worsening chronic
headache with associated
vomiting. She has a history of
migraines.
Meningioma
- Hyperdense homogenous
enhancement
- Surrounding oedema
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseBrain - Tumours
Note ring-enhancement post contrast!
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseVentricles
Hydrocephalus
• Communicating
• e.g. SAH, normal pressure hydrocephalus
• Non-communicating
• e.g. tumour, cerebellar haemorrhage
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseBone
Left frontal extradural haematoma with depressed left skull fracture
BIMA Radiology Crash CourseQuestion Time
BIMA Radiology Crash Course Question 1
A 72-year-old gentleman presents with sudden
onset right homonymous hemianopia.
a)Parietal infarct
b)Posterior fossa meningioma
c)Chronic subdural haematoma
d)Occipital infarct
e)Cerebral tumour
BIMA Radiology Crash Course Question 1
A 72-year-old gentleman presents with sudden
onset right homonymous hemianopia.
a)Parietal infarct
b)Posterior fossa meningioma
c)Chronic subdural haematoma
d)Occipital infarct
e)Cerebral tumour
BIMA Radiology Crash Course Question 2
An 80-year-old gentleman presents with a
one-week history of headaches. He has a
background of thrombophilia and
myelodysplastic syndrome.
a)Left acute extradural haematoma
b)Left acute subdural haematoma
c)Left acute-on-chronic subdural haematoma
d)Left chronic subdural haematoma
e)Left acute intracerebral haemorrhage
BIMA Radiology Crash Course Question 2
An 80-year-old gentleman presents with a
one-week history of headaches. He has a
background of thrombophilia and
myelodysplastic syndrome.
a)Left acute extradural haematoma
b)Left acute subdural haematoma
c)Left acute-on-chronic subdural haematoma
d)Left chronic subdural haematoma
e)Left acute intracerebral haemorrhage
BIMA Radiology Crash Course Question 3
A 48-year-old gentleman is admitted to AMU,
initially presenting with a 4 month history of
intermittent headaches.
a)Subdural collection
b)Subarachnoid haemorrhage
c)Normal appearances
d)Cerebral atrophy
e)Intraventricular haemorrhage
BIMA Radiology Crash Course Question 3
A 48-year-old gentleman is admitted to AMU,
initially presenting with a 4 month history of
intermittent headaches.
a)Subdural collection
b)Subarachnoid haemorrhage
c)Normal appearances
d)Cerebral atrophy
e)Intraventricular haemorrhage
BIMA Radiology Crash Course Question 4
A 78-year-old lady presents with a chronic headache,
and she is increasingly concerned that she is getting
more forgetful. She had previously underwent bilateral
mastectomy.
a) Abnormal low density of white matter representing cerebral
oedema
b) Areas of high density representing subarachnoid bleeding
c) Areas of high density representing recent subdural bleeding
d) Areas of high density representing recent intracerebral
bleeding
e) Areas of normal intracerebral calcification
BIMA Radiology Crash Course Question 4
A 78-year-old lady presents with a chronic headache,
and she is increasingly concerned that she is getting
more forgetful. She had previously underwent
bilateral mastectomy.
a) Abnormal low density of white matter representing
cerebral oedema
b) Areas of high density representing subarachnoid bleeding
c) Areas of high density representing recent subdural bleeding
d) Areas of high density representing recent intracerebral
bleeding
e) Areas of normal intracerebral calcification
BIMA Radiology Crash Course Question 5
A 62-year-old gentleman with an acute onset of
right-sided hemiparesis, nonfluent speech and
visual hallucinations. His current medications
include lisinopril, amlodipine and atorvastatin.
a)Left MCA ischaemic stroke
b)Left-sided meningioma
c)Left intra-axial haemorrhage
d)Left cerebral empyema
e)Left thalamic calcification
BIMA Radiology Crash Course Question 5
A 62-year-old gentleman with an acute onset of
right-sided hemiparesis, nonfluent speech and
visual hallucinations. His current medications
include lisinopril, amlodipine and atorvastatin.
a)Left MCA ischaemic stroke
b)Left-sided meningioma
c)Left intra-axial (thalamic) haemorrhage
d)Left cerebral empyema
e)Left thalamic calcification
BIMA Radiology Crash Course Question 6
A 45-year-old woman was brought in by
ambulance unconscious following a road traffic
accident.
What is the most important clinical finding here?
a)Subarachnoid haemorrhage
b)Bilateral extradural haematoma
c)Bilateral intra-axial haemorrhage
d)Bilateral subdural collections
e)Calcified left choroid plexus
BIMA Radiology Crash Course Question 6
A 45-year-old woman was brought in by
ambulance unconscious following a road traffic
accident.
What is the most important clinical finding here?
a)Subarachnoid haemorrhage
b)Bilateral extradural haematoma
c)Bilateral intra-axial haemorrhage
d)Bilateral subdural collections
e)Calcified left choroid plexus
BIMA Radiology Crash Course References
1. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng232/resources/imaging-algorithm-pdf-13061125549
2. Case courtesy of Craig Hacking, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/?lang=us">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/62556?lang=us">rID: 62556</a>
3. Case courtesy of Craig Hacking, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/?lang=us">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/62571?lang=us">rID: 62571</a>
4. Case courtesy of Craig Hacking, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/?lang=us">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/62252?lang=us">rID: 62252</a>
5. https://geekymedics.com/ct-head-interpretation/
6. https://www.radiologymasterclass.co.uk/tutorials/ct/ct_brain_anatomy/ct_brain_anatomy_start
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEPVXmRuR70&t=207s
8. Case courtesy of Frank Gaillard, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/?lang=us">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/55748?lang=us">rID: 55748</a>
9. https://www.casestacks.com/medical-school/radiographic-anatomy/brain/ct-brain-anatomy/
10. https://www.radiologymasterclass.co.uk/tutorials/ct/ct_brain_anatomy/ct_brain_anatomy_meninges
11. https://www.radiologymasterclass.co.uk/tutorials/ct/ct_brain_anatomy/ct_brain_anatomy_ventricles
12. https://www.radiologymasterclass.co.uk/tutorials/ct/ct_brain_anatomy/ct_brain_anatomy_grey_matter
13. https://www.radiologymasterclass.co.uk/tutorials/ct/ct_brain_anatomy/ct_brain_anatomy_white_matter
14. Case courtesy of Andrew Ho, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/?lang=us">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/23274?lang=us">rID: 23274</a>
15. Case courtesy of Frank Gaillard, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/?lang=us">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/35891?lang=us">rID: 35891</a>
16. Case courtesy of Bruno Di Muzio, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/?lang=us">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/40731?lang=us">rID: 40731</a>
17. https://www.radiologymasterclass.co.uk/gallery/ct_brain/ct_brain_images/subdural_acute_chronic_ct_brain
18. Case courtesy of David Cuete, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/?lang=us">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/22770?lang=us">rID: 22770</a>
19. Case courtesy of David Puyó, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/?lang=us">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/20297?lang=us">rID: 20297</a>
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