Incidental Findings in Neuroimaging and Their Management: A Guide for Radiologists, Neurosurgeons, and Neurologists

A multidisciplinary guide to managing incidental findings in neuroimaging from top experts Incidental 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 copy on https://medone.thieme.com.

Table of Contents:
Section I Normal Variants 1. Persistent Primitive Trigeminal Artery 2. Arachnoid Granulations 3. Asymmetry of the Lateral Ventricles 4. Basal Ganglia/Dentate Nuclei Mineralization 5. Cavum Septum Pellucidum 6. Choroid Fissure Cyst 7. Empty Sella Configuration 8. High-Riding Jugular Bulb 9. Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna 10. Prominent Perivascular Space 11. Simple Pineal Cyst Section II Intracranial Incidental Findings 12. Diffuse White Matter Hyperintensities 13. Brain Capillary Telangiectasias 14. Developmental Venous Anomaly 15. Cerebral Cavernous Malformations 16. Colloid Cyst 17. Arachnoid Cysts 18. Mega Cisterna Magna 19. Benign Enlargement of Subarachnoid Spaces 20. Pituitary Incidentaloma and Incidental Silent Macroadenoma 21. Pituitary Gland: Diffuse Enlargement 22. Incidental Glial Neoplasms 23. Incidental Meningioma Section III Head and Neck–Associated Incidental Findings 24. Head and Neck–Related Incidental Findings Section IV Spinal Incidental Findings 25. Os Odontoideum 26. Tarlov's Cyst 27. Approach to the Solitary Vertebral Lesion on Magnetic Resonance Imaging 28. Diffusely Abnormal Marrow Signal within the Vertebrae on MRI 29. Filum Terminale Lipoma 30. Ventriculus Terminalis 31. Prominent Central Canal 32. Low-Lying Conus 33. Incidental Solitary Sclerotic Bone Lesion Section V Extraspinal Incidental Findings 34. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 35. Renal Mass 36. Renal Cyst 37. Thyroid Mass 38. Adrenal Mass 39. Retroperitoneal Lymph Nodes 40. Incidental Pelvic Mass Section VI Artifacts That May Obscure Pathology and Simulate Disease Entities 41. Computed Tomography Artifacts 42. MRI Patient-Related Motion Artifacts 43. Magnetic Susceptibility–Related Artifacts on MRI 44. MRI Technical and Sequence-Specific Artifacts