

Imaging of CNS Vasculitis
Various types of CNS vasculitis are discussed, including classification, imaging methods, and image appearance.
Course ID: Q00426 Category: Radiology Trends for Technologists Modalities: CT, MRI, Sonography, Vascular Interventional2.5 |
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- Targeted CE
- Outline
- Objectives
Targeted CE per ARRT’s Discipline, Category, and Subcategory classification:
[Note: Discipline-specific Targeted CE credits may be less than the total Category A credits approved for this course.]
Magnetic Resonance Imaging: 1.75
Patient Care: 0.25
Patient Interactions and Management: 0.25
Procedures: 1.50
Neurological: 1.50
Outline
- Introduction
- Classification
- Methods of Examination
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Computed Tomography
- Positron Emission Tomography/CT
- Color Duplex US
- Digital Subtraction Angiography
- Biopsy
- Interpretation
- Parenchymal Changes
- Vascular Changes
- Associated Findings
- Large-Vessel Vasculitis
- Takayasu Arteritis
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Vasculitis of Medium-sized Vessels
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Kawasaki Disease
- Small-Vessel Vasculitis
- IgA Vasculitis
- Microscopic Polyangiitis
- Granulomatosis with Ployangiitis
- Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
- Vasculitis of Variable-sized Vessels
- Bechet Disease
- Cogan Syndrome
- Single-Organ Vasculitis
- Primary Angiitis of the CNS
- Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndromes
- Moyamoya Disease
- Vasculitis associated with Systemic Disease
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Sjˆgren Syndrome
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- APLA Syndrome
- Scleroderma
- Vasculitis Associated with Probable Cause
- Acute Septic Meningitis
- Tuberculous Vasculitis
- Neurosyphilis Vasculitis
- Varicella-Zoster Virus Vasculitis
- HIV-related Vascultisi
- Fungal Vasculitis
- Cysticercosis
- Malignancy-induced Vasculitis
- Drug-induced Vasculitis
- Radiation-induced Vasculitis
- Conclusion
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will:
- define cerebral vasculitis
- identify the associations of CNS vasculitis
- establish criteria for defining vasculitis
- distinguish sensitivity from specificity
- identify the importance of FLAIR imaging in MRI
- establish the value of SWI in diagnosing microhemorrhages
- identify which pathology CT is best suited for, relative to MRI
- show the importance of DSA in small artery evaluation, compared to MRA and CTA
- identify optimal sequences in evaluation of hemorrhage, hematoma or microbleeds
- become familiar with the identifying characteristics of giant cell arteritis
- identify the attributes of polyarteritis nodosa
- identify the characteristics of Kawasaki disease
- become familiar with the identifying characteristics of RCVS
- establish criteria for identification of SLE
- distinguish the advantages of MR sequences when evaluating for microbleeds in APLA syndrome
- identify the characteristics of scleroderma
- identify the most common cause of chronic meningitis
- identify the characteristics of IgA vasculitis
- describe and establish characteristics of drug-induced vasculitis
- describe and define radiation-induced vasculitis