What Radiology Residents Need to Know: Neuroradiology

Dr. Behroze Vachha is Chief of Neuroradiology and Associate Professor of Radiology at UMass Chan Medical School. Prior to her current role, she was a neuroradiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and served on the faculty of Weil Cornell Medical School in New York.  Dr. Vachha received her clinical training in Diagnostic Radiology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University followed by a Neuroradiology fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University.  She also has a PhD in Human Development and Communication Sciences.  Her academic and research interests include using advanced imaging tools to link pathophysiology, neurocognition and clinical medicine to improve care for people with various neurological disorders. She is actively involved in teaching and supervising radiology residents, neuroradiology fellows and medical students in the clinical aspects of neuroradiology as well as mentoring them in neuroimaging research.

Dr. Gul Moonis is a Professor of Radiology at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York.   Her academic responsibilities also include teaching and supervising radiology residents, neuroradiology fellows and medical students. Dr. Moonis is a member of the Radiological Society of North America and American Society of Neuroradiology and a senior member of the Eastern Neurological Society and American Society of Head and Neck Radiology. In addition to all aspects of general neuroradiology, Dr Moonis has clinical expertise in radiology of the head and neck. Dr. Moonis' research currently focuses on imaging of the temporal bone which has resulted in publications, book chapters and review articles. She is particularly dedicated to mentoring residents and fellows in clinical research projects. A gifted educator, Dr. Moonis has won numerous teaching awards and has been an invited speaker at various national and international meetings in the field of head and neck radiology.

Dr. Max Wintermark is a neuroradiologist with a specific interest and expertise in imaging brain, neck and spine tumors, stroke, traumatic brain injury and psychiatric disorders. He received his training in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland followed by a fellowship in Diagnostic Neuroradiology at the University of California, San Francisco. He has a degree in biomedical engineering from the Swiss federal Institute of Technology and a master in clinical research from the University of San Francisco. He worked as a faculty at the University of California, San Francisco, at the University of Virginia, at Stanford, and he is currently a Professor and Chair of Neuroradiology at the Stanford University. Dr. Wintermark is the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Neuroradiology (AJNR) and the President-Elect of the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR).

Dr. Tarik Massoud is a physician-scientist and Professor of Neuroradiology at Stanford University School of Medicine. He trained in Radiology and Neuroradiology in Oxford, UCLA, and Michigan, and held academic positions at UCLA, Cambridge, and Stanford. His academic interests include molecular and translational imaging of the brain especially in neuro-oncology and cerebrovascular diseases, experimental aspects of neuroimaging, clinical neuroradiology, neuroradiological anatomy, and research training of radiologists and scientists.

Section I: Brain.- Imaging techniques.- Neuroimaging structural anatomy.- Neuroimaging functional anatomy.- Congenital and developmental brain malformations.- Stroke.- Intracranial haemorrhage.- Aneurysms and vascular malformations.- Head trauma.- Postoperative appearances.- Congenital and neonatal infections.- Infections.- Noninfectious inflammatory processes.- Dysmyelinating white matter diseases.- Demyelinating diseases.- Tumors and tumor-like lesions.- Toxic and metabolic disorders.- Neurodegenerative disorders.- Hydrocephalus and CSF disorders.- Intracranial cysts.- Section II: Spine.- Normal anatomy.- Congenital and developmental malformations of the spine.- Spine trauma.- Degenerative spinal diseases and arthritides.- Tumors and tumor-like lesions of the spine and spinal cord.- Spine infections.- Spinal cord inflammation and demyelination.- Vascular pathologies.- Section III: Extracranial Head and Neck.- Imaging anatomy of the Orbit, sinus and neck.- Imaging of  the Orbit (infection, inflammation, benign and malignant lesions).- Imaging of sinonasal disease( infection, tumors).- Temporal bone Imaging (infection, tumors).- Skull base Imaging (anterior, central and posterior).- Sella, suprasellar, and parasellar lesions.- Facial and skull base fractures.- Imaging of  neck infections.- Imaging of neck neoplasms.- Vascular abnormalities of the head and neck.- Cystic lesions of the neck.- Section IV: Miscellaneous.- Quality and safety.- Advanced imaging techniques