Lesson 1Importance of lesion location and cortical involvement for seizure focus localizationLooks at how lump spot and surface involvement shape seizure types and spots, highlighting key areas, inner structures, and links, and how scan readers can match findings with clinic brain wave data.
Front area lumps and seizure typesSide area lumps and inner structuresTop and back surface seizure linksIsland and cover lump showsLump side and speech or move riskLinking MRI with brain waves and signsLesson 2Assessing enhancement patterns: minimal, patchy, ring, nodular—implications for tumor grade and nonneoplastic mimicsReviews surface lump dye patterns on after-dye MRI, linking small, spotty, ring, and lump dye to growth level, barrier breaks, treatment effects, and main non-growth copies like nerve sheath loss and infection.
Small or no dye in low-level lumpsSpotty and mixed dye in growthsRing dye: boil, spread, nerve lossLump and full dye in high-level growthsDye changes over time after careTraps from vessels and coversLesson 3Role of restricted diffusion, perfusion imaging, and MR spectroscopy in grading and differential narrowingDetails how block flow, blood flow, and MR chem analysis sharpen lump description and leveling, covering block flow types, flow limits, chem patterns, and how to blend these advanced ways into real cause lists.
Reading block flow in surface lumpsFlow measures and limits in growth levelingChem patterns in growth and scar tissueChem in infection, boil, and nerve lossBlending flow block, blood flow, and chem for diagnosisTech traps and false in advanced scansLesson 4When to suggest biopsy, surgical referral, EEG correlation, or interval MRI follow-upExplains turning MRI results into care advice, listing scan and clinic traits needing tissue sample, surgery send, brain wave match, or short vs long check, thinking of age, signs, and other health issues.
Scan warning signs for quick tissue sampleTraits suggesting brain surgery send for removalWhen to suggest brain wave match for seizure spotRules for short-check MRI watchWhen long-check follow-up fitsSharing doubt and joint choicesLesson 5Cortical–subcortical lesion differentials in adults with seizures: DNET, ganglioglioma, cortical dysplasia, low-grade glioma, abscess, metastasisLists surface-inner lump causes in grown seizure patients, centering on DNET, nerve-glia growth, surface misshape, low-level glia, boil, and spread, with main MRI signs to narrow cause and direct extra checks.
MRI traits of DNET and bubbly surface lumpsNerve-glia: cyst, wall lump, and calciumSurface misshape and full-cover signTelling low-level glia from misshapeBoil vs dead growth in seizure casesSpread patterns with surface and joinLesson 6Reporting recommendations for solitary cortical lesions: findings to include, recommended further imaging, and urgencyGives clear reporting guide for single surface lumps, naming key descriptors, suggested causes, extra scan ideas, and how to show urgency, doubt, and check needs to sending doctors.
Main lump descriptors for reportsStating top and other causesSuggesting extra MRI or CT stepsWhen to suggest advanced or PET scansShowing urgency and referral needStandard words to cut unclearLesson 7MRI sequences and their diagnostic roles: T1, T2, FLAIR, DWI/ADC, T2*, susceptibility, and post-contrast T1Reviews main MRI steps for surface lump checks, like T1, T2, FLAIR, flow block/map, bleed check, pull check, and after-dye T1, stressing how each adds unique info to lump find, describe, and seizure check.
Role of T1 step in lump shapeT2 and FLAIR for swelling and surface signalFlow block and map for cell vs fluid swellingPull step for blood and calciumAfter-dye T1 for dye checkBest steps for seizure MRI studiesLesson 8Imaging features distinguishing low-grade versus high-grade gliomas: signal patterns, contrast enhancement, diffusion, and mass effectCompares MRI traits of low vs high glia growths, covering signal types, dye, flow, blood flow, and swelling, and explains how these link to tissue type, outlook, and possible care plans.
Usual MRI look of low glia growthsHigh glia dye and dead areasFlow and blood flow differences by levelSwelling and central shift typesNo-dye high glia trapsScan hints to bad change
