Surgical and Procedural Care
Head CT: Search Patterns
Head CT: Search Patterns
- H: Hemorrhage, Herniation, Hydrocephalus
- E: Edema-- Cytotoxic/Vasogenic
- A: Asymmetry, Artery
- D: Dura, Dural venous sinus
- C: Calvaria
- T: soft Tissues
Find the Following the Structures:
Find the Following the Structures:
- Lobes: Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, Temporal
- Basal Ganglia and Thalamus
- Pituitary and Pineal Gland
- Brainstem: Midbrain, Pons, Medulla
- Middle Cerebral A., Basilar A, Sagittal Sinus
- Look at the bone window images and identify the Maxillary sinus: What HU measured in sinus?
- Pull up the coronal view, identify the 3rd Ventricle: Measure the HU in the ventricle
Pre-Work
Pre-Work
- Normal anatomy on Head CT
- Terminology used to describe findings on CT
- If you are unfamiliar with how to use PACS viewer, watch this short video by my colleague Dr. Michael Hartung.