Neuroradiology Approach to Head CT
Rapid Assessment of CT head or Do I need to call a Neurosurgeon NOW!!! 1.Is the brain in the middle of the head? 2.Do the 2 sides of the brain look alike? 3.Can I see the smile and the pentagon? 4.Is the 4 th ventricle in the midline and symmetrical? 5.Are the lateral ventricles huge with effaced sulci? + the Anderson additional questions 6.Are there any abnormal white things inside the skull? 7.Are there any abnormal black things inside the skull? 1 – 5 From Brant & Helms “Fundamentals of Diagnostic Radiology” 2 nd ed.
Is the brain in the middle of the head? YESNO
Do the 2 sides of the brain look alike? YESNO
The Smile Quadrigeminal Plate Cistern
The Pentagon (or star) Suprasellar Cistern
No Smile, No Pentagon No Good!!
4 th Ventricle
Are the lateral ventricles huge with effaced sulci?
Ventriculomegaly 2 different 30ish year old patients