Department of Neuroradiology, Hospital Dona Estefânia e Hospital São José, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Lisboa
Department of Musculoskeletal and Neuroradiology, Vienna, Austria
- European Congress of Radiology (ECR), 28 Fevereiro - 4 Março, Vienna
- Published online: DOI: 10.1594/ecr2018/C-2466
Purpose: To review illustrative cases of common mistakes made by neuroradiology residents, in order help prevent future repetition of the same reading errors.
Materials and Methods: Pictorial review with illustrative cases of classic CT and MR perceptive and interpretive errors made by young residents of brain, spine and head and neck regions. Reasons for the misreading of the examinations will be explained, as will solutions for each case.
Results: An educational review of pitfalls often encountered in the reading of Neuroradiological examinations is presented. Cases include (but are not limited to) anatomical variants mistaken for pathological findings (neonatal brain white matter hypointensity, young brains for diffuse cerebral edema, parietal foramina and vascular channels for fractures, ...), misinterpretation of abnormal findings (pseudosubarachnoid hemorrhage, intracranial air/fat, subacute hematoma for tumor, ...) and other miscellaneous pitfalls (presence of lipiodol contrast in the basal cisterns, ...).
Conclusion: Reporting neuroradiology examinations has a learning curve, along which many mistakes are made. A review of recurring mistakes of beginners helps alert to this entities and hopefully educate trainees.
Palavras Chave: Neuroradiology brain, CNS, CT, MR, Education, Education and training