Stroke Imaging (CT and MR)
Content Reviewed: November 2, 2022
4 CME
93 Clinical Cases
73 Videos
4 hr. 6 min.
Course Description
Stroke is the 5th leading cause of death and a large contributor to morbidity and mortality globally, but if recognized early, we can reduce these rates with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) and thrombectomy. Take this course to improve your ability to recognize imaging signs of stroke and stroke mimics and improve patient care.
Join Dr. Pamela Schaefer (Massachusetts General Hospital) as she provides a comprehensive review of normal cerebrovascular anatomy, the protocols and indications for the various modalities in stroke imaging, and the major stroke territories and the clinical syndromes produced by strokes.
Dr. Schaefer also breaks down the concept of core and penumbra, how to identify candidates for treatment as soon as possible, stroke mimics and other causes of restricted diffusion, and how to differentiate subacute stroke from venous infarction and tumor.
This course will walk you through Dr. Schaefer’s imaging approach to stroke and stroke mimics, including specific imaging patterns seen on noncontrast CT, CTA, CT perfusion, MRI, MR Perfusion, and MRA (including vessel wall imaging). Specific diagnoses include:
- MCA and PCA Strokes
- Subacute stroke
- Atheromatous Disease with Severe ICA Stenosis
- Embolic stroke with ICA dissection
- Basilar tip thrombus
- CT Perfusion with core penumbra match & mismatch
- MR Perfusion with target mismatch
- Multifocal strokes with no vascular abnormality
- Global ischemia & hypoxia
- Stroke mimics like seizure, MELAS, herpes virus (HSV) encephalitis , hypoglycemia, and brain metastases
- …and more!
Optimize your learning:
- Test Yourself – Before starting the video, launch the DICOM study and complete your independent review of the case in our diagnostic web viewer.
- Review at your own pace – Reminder to utilize the video player features to speed up or slow down the video, pause or rewind to best fit your available time and learning needs.
- Read alongside Dr. Schaefer – Keep the DICOM study open while you watch Dr. Schaefer review the cases. We suggest popping the DICOM viewer open in a new window and viewing side by side with the video on your screen.
After you’re done, check out these additional Neuroradiology Mastery Courses for further in-depth case review:
What your colleagues liked about this course:
- “Excellent overview of stroke and its mimics. Worth the subscription!!!”
- “I loved the numerous cases and scrolling through the images. I felt like I was learning from a master right at the view box.”
- “I liked Dr. Schaefer’s mastery of the material and mixed didactic and case based approach.”
Dr. Pamela Schaefer (Massachusetts General Hospital) provides an in-depth review of her imaging approach to evaluating stroke and stroke mimics on noncontrast CT, CTA, CT Perfusion, MRI, MRA, and MR Perfusion.
Faculty
Pamela W Schaefer, MD, FACR
Professor of Radiology, Vice Chair of Education
Massachusetts General Hospital
Advisors
David M Yousem, MD, MBA
Professor of Radiology, Vice Chairman and Associate Dean
Johns Hopkins University
Pre-Course Activities
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Video
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3 min.
1 DICOM Case File
Introduction to Stroke Imaging
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Videos
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17 min.
1 DICOM Case File
Noncontrast CT
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Videos
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14 min.
12 DICOM Case Files
CTA Neck
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Videos
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33 min.
7 DICOM Case Files
Vascular Imaging in Stroke - CTA vs MRA
2 m
Carotid and Vertebral Vasculopathies Overview & Examples of Atherosclerotic Disease
3 m
Case - Atheromatous Disease with Severe ICA Stenosis
4 m
Carotid & Vertebral Artery Dissection Overview & Examples
3 m
Case - Embolic Stroke with ICA Dissection
4 m
Collagen Vascular Diseases Overview - Examples of FMD, Carotid Web
2 m
Case - Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD)
4 m
Case - Ehlers Danlos
6 m
Inflammatory Conditions with Stroke Symptoms - Examples of Takayasu's, TIPIC
3 m
Case - Takayasu’s Arteritis
3 m
CTA Head
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Videos
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37 min.
12 DICOM Case Files
CTA Head in Acute Stroke - Source Images, MIPS, Collaterals
4 m
Case - MCA Stem Embolus with Good Collaterals
5 m
Case - MCA Stem Embolus with Poor Collaterals
4 m
Case - Basilar Tip Thrombus
6 m
Circle of Willis Stenoses: Differential Diagnoses
1 m
Case - Moya Moya disease
6 m
Case - Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstrictive Syndrome (RCVS)
4 m
Case - Primary Angiitis of the CNS (PACNS)
7 m
Infectious Causes of Multifocal Circle of Willis Stenosis
1 m
CT Perfusion
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Videos
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15 min.
8 DICOM Case Files
MRI (DWI, FLAIR, SWI) of Acute Stroke
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Videos
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14 min.
3 DICOM Case Files
MRA of Head and Neck
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Videos
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18 min.
5 DICOM Case Files
Multifocal Strokes With No Visualized Vascular Abnormality
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Videos
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26 min.
5 DICOM Case Files
Brain Ischemia, Hypoxia, & Death
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Videos
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16 min.
6 DICOM Case Files
Stroke Mimics & Other Causes of Restricted Diffusion
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Videos
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18 min.
7 DICOM Case Files
Stroke Mimics - Other Causes of Restricted Diffusion
1 m
Case - Seizure (Stroke Mimic)
4 m
Case - MELAS (Stroke Mimic)
3 m
Case - Hypoglycemia (Stroke Mimic)
2 m
Case - Herpes Virus Encephalitis (Stroke Mimic)
3 m
Case - Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome (Stroke Mimic)
2 m
Case - Brain Metastases (Stroke Mimic)
3 m
MR Perfusion
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Videos
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17 min.
21 DICOM Case Files
MR Perfusion - Data, Maps and Uses
4 m
Case - MR Perfusion Target Mismatch (Good Collaterals)
2 m
Case - MR Perfusion Target Mismatch (Poor Collaterals)
2 m
Case - Ischemia Detected Only on MR Perfusion (Case 1)
2 m
Case - Ischemia Detected Only on MR Perfusion (Case 2)
2 m
Arterial Spin Labelling Perfusion - Usage Examples
3 m
Case - ASL Matched Defect
1 m
Case - ASL Showing Tissue at Risk
2 m
Subacute Stroke & Differentials
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Videos
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13 min.
6 DICOM Case Files
Course Evaluation
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