1. Central Nervous System
RTEC 91

5. Hydrocephalus
Fig A Hydrocephalus as seen on this transverse CT view of a 6-month-old girl with only mild dilatation of the left ventricle. Streaking artifacts originate from the shunt being checked for placement.

6. Hydrocephalus

7. VJ shunt placement

8. TRAUMA

10. Blow-out FX Tripod FX Orbital Floor Maxilla Zygoma Lacrimal
“Free Floating Zygomatic Arch”
Usually 3 fx points (2-3)
Maxilla
Frontal
Zygoma

11. Blow-out FX

12. Blow-out FX

14. subdural hematoma

16. bilateral subdural hematoma

17. epidural hematoma

19. linear skull fracture of the parietal bone

20. depressed fracture of the occipital bone

21. Berry Aneurysm

22. subarachnoid hemorrhage

24. hemorrhagic contusions of the brain

25. Infarction

26. Infarction

27. MS plaques – white matter

28. Typical MRI
demonstrating
MS “plaques”
or lesions.

29. Infarct - MRI

30. Mass effect due to large tumor and edema

31. Edema shift of the right lateral and third ventricles to the left.

32. Spine Pathology

34. Degenerative joint disease

35. Degenerative joint disease

36. Fig A normal neural arch in comparison to congenital defects: A, Normal. B, Spina bifida occulta. The median segment of the vertebral arch is missing and covered by skin. C, Meningocele. The arch is mostly absent with a bulging dura; however, the spinal cord remains in the vertebral canal. D, Myelomeningocele with a deformed spinal cord within the protruding dural sac. E, Myelocele: the area is totally exposed.

37. meningomyelocele

38. T 12 Compression FX

40. L1 through L4 fusion with stable hardware in place.

41. hangman’s fracture spinous process displaced

43. Jefferson’s Fracture

44. Jefferson’s Fracture Burst fracture of the ring of C1

47. C2 fracture

48. L 1 Body Fx

49. Questions ?