Lesson 1Importance of lesion location and cortical involvement for seizure focus localizationLooks at how lump spot and surface involvement shape seizure types and pinning, highlighting key brain areas, inner structures, and links, and how scanners match findings with clinic brain wave data.
Front brain lumps and seizure typesSide brain lumps and inner partsTop and back surface seizure linksIsland and cover lump showsLump side and speech or move riskMatching 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 tumor level, barrier breaks, treatment effects, and main non-tumor look-alikes like nerve damage and infection.
Small or no dye in low-level lumpsSpotty and mixed dye in growthsRing dye: boil, spread, nerve damageLump and full dye in high-level tumorsDye 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 diffusion, blood flow, and MR chemical checks sharpen lump sorting and leveling, covering block patterns, flow thresholds, chemical reads, and mixing these advanced ways into real sorting.
Reading block diffusion in surface lumpsFlow measures and flow in tumor levelingChemical patterns in growth and scarChemicals in infection, boil, nerve damageMixing diffusion, flow, and chemical for diagnosisTech traps and false images in advanced scansLesson 4When to suggest biopsy, surgical referral, EEG correlation, or interval MRI follow-upExplains turning MRI findings into care advice, outlining scan and clinic traits needing tissue sample, surgery send, brain wave match, or short vs long check, considering age, signs, and other ills.
Scan warnings favoring quick tissue sampleTraits suggesting brain surgery send for cutWhen 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, metastasisOutlines surface-inner lump sorts in grown seizure patients, focusing on DNET, nerve growth, surface bend, low-level growth, boil, and spread, with key MRI signs narrowing diagnosis and guiding extra checks.
MRI traits of DNET and bubbly surface lumpsNerve growth: cyst, wall lump, calciumSurface bend and full-cover signSorting low-level growth from bendBoil vs dead tumor in seizure folksSpread patterns hitting surface and joinLesson 6Reporting recommendations for solitary cortical lesions: findings to include, recommended further imaging, and urgencyGives clear reporting guide for single surface lumps, listing must-have details, suggested sorts, extra scan ideas, and how to show urgency, doubt, and check needs to senders.
Key lump details for reportsStating top and other sortsSuggesting extra MRI or CT partsWhen to suggest advanced or PET scansShowing urgency and referral needStandard words cutting confusionLesson 7MRI sequences and their diagnostic roles: T1, T2, FLAIR, DWI/ADC, T2*, susceptibility, and post-contrast T1Reviews main MRI parts for surface lump check, including T1, T2, FLAIR, diffusion maps, block check, blood/calcium, and after-dye T1, stressing each's unique info for lump find, sort, and seizure check.
T1 role in lump shapeT2 and FLAIR for swelling and surface signalDiffusion and map for cell vs leak swellingBlock check for blood and calciumAfter-dye T1 for dye checkBest setups 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-level brain growths, including signal types, dye, diffusion, flow, and swelling, and how they match tissue, outlook, and care planning.
Usual MRI look of low-level brain growthsHigh-level growth dye and dead spotsDiffusion and flow diffs by levelSwelling and central shift patternsNo-dye high-level growth trapsScan hints of bad change
