Exam 8: Central Nervous System

Which of the following advanced MR imaging techniques is not useful in supporting a diagnosis of MS?

Meningiomas are fed by the meningeal arteries, often enabling demonstration of an enlarged foramen spinosum and increased meningeal vascular markings on

What are the determining factors of a patient's prognosis when diagnosed with metastatic brain disease? 1)Age of the individual 2)Number of metastatic lesions present 3)Primary type of malignant disease

Which of the following is NOT one of three tumors of the peripheral nerve sheath?

The appearance of craniopharyngioma tumors on both CT and MR depends on the solid and cystic components of the mass.

Which of the following is the modality of choice for detecting cerebrovascular hemorrhage following acute head trauma?

A hemorrhagic stroke results from a rupture of a blood vessel of the brain due to a weakening in the diseased vessel wall.

Antibiotics are often successful against many forms of meningitis, though antibiotic therapy is never given before a definite diagnosis has been established.

What imaging modality is most commonly used to image the brain of neonates?

In children, brain tumors often tend to occur in the