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PURPOSE: To assess the effectiveness of an online, case-based interactive course in emergency neuroradiology to prepare radiology residents for night call in neuroradiology. METHODS: A total of 15 residents participated in a pretest assessment of preparedness for neuroradiology call. After completing a 6-week interactive course incorporating case review, didactic lectures, quiz feedback, and references for further review, the same residents were quizzed on cognitive questions and feelings of readiness to enter the on-call pool for neuroradiology. RESULTS: Knowledge and confidence both significantly increased due to the course. Knowledge-wise, the scores for precourse quiz to postcourse quiz went from 18.4%-72.2% (53.8% increase) in Brain Imaging and went from 22.3%-77.1% (54.8% increase) in Head, Neck, and Spine (P < 0.001 for both). Confidence-wise, residents demonstrated statistically significant increases in all 6 confidence measures. Prior to the course, 29% were not confident, 71% were fairly confident, and 0% were confident/very confident. After the course, 0% were not confident, 43% were fairly confident, and 57% were confident/very confident. Belief in the statement "I can provide high quality Neuroimaging services in the emergency care setting" increased from a confidence score of 1.29-2.57 after training (P = 0.004). Nearly all residents completing their first emergency call reported that they felt more confident reading neuroradiology studies during their call as a direct result of the course. CONCLUSIONS: Completing the multi-pronged interactive, case-based online emergency neuroradiology course led to improved funds of knowledge and feelings of confidence and impacted imaging approach in residents taking neuroradiology call.
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Fahr's disease is a rare disorder characterized by abnormal calcium deposition within the basal ganglia, cerebellar dentate nuclei, and white matter tracts with subsequent atrophy. Typical CT imaging features include extensive symmetric calcification involving the basal ganglia and subcortical white matter. Primary Fahr's disease (also known as primary familial brain calcification) is diagnosed based on the exclusion of secondary causes such as underlying metabolic or endocrine disorders. The disease may or may not feature a detectable genetic component, which is inherited in an autosomal dominant or recessive pattern. Fahr's disease typically presents in the fourth to fifth decade of life and often manifests clinically with movement disorders and/or neuropsychiatric symptoms ranging from memory/concentration deficits to psychosis. Fahr's disease is not fully understood and is often misdiagnosed in psychiatric patients, thus further literature and documentation of characteristic imaging findings would prove helpful when the diagnosis is suspected. We demonstrate a very radiologically advanced case of Fahr's disease particularly in terms of calcifications in a contrastingly young patient with atypical clinical findings of gait abnormalities, microcephaly, and schizophrenia. Although genetic testing and family history were unavailable for this patient, the profound imaging and symptom presentations should serve to expand the awareness and understanding of a Fahr's disease diagnosis in younger and older patients alike.
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Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer that accounts for only a small percent of invasive breast cancers in the United States. We report a case of advanced bilateral IBC in a 60-year-old female. This case report explores the clinical presentation, pathological findings, and different imaging modalities that can assist in the diagnosis of this disease. The initial diagnosis was based on imaging findings from both contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) and positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT). The diagnosis was then confirmed with histopathological findings.