Imaging of Brain Skull

Question 0

What 2 different “windows” are used in CT imaging?

Answer 0

Bone window and soft tissue window

Question 1

Will patients with head trauma be more likely to receive plain X-ray imaging or CT imaging?

Answer 1

CT Imagining

Question 2

Which of the following can be readily imaged with CT scans of the cranium?
a. Optic canal
b. Foramen rotundum
c. Foramen ovale
d. Internal acoustic meatus e. Jugular Foramen

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

What advantage does MRI provide when imaging the skull and CNS?

Answer 3

MRI usually provides much better resolution of the brain and spinal cord tissues than other imaging modalities. Also, many types of CNS pathology can be better visualized with MRI.

Question 4

In which MRI mode will the CSF be dark?

Answer 4

T1

Question 5

What mode of MRI is most useful in visualizing CNS pathology related to
hemorrhagic bleeding?

Answer 5

T2

Question 6

Name three imaging methods used to gain information about the function or functional states of different regions of the brain

Answer 6

F-MRI; PET; SPECT

Question 7

Of the methods that are the answers to the previous question, which require the use of radioactive compounds?

Answer 7

PET; SPECT

Question 8

What component of blood does F-MRI make use of to generate images?

Answer 8

the iron in the hemoglobin molecules.