Neuroradiology: Key Differential Diagnoses and Clinical Questions

Retropharyngeal Space

CASE A A 42-year-old woman with a sore swollen throat, dysphagia, fever, and chills for 2 days presented to the emergency department, saying, “It feels like I have a baseball in my throat.” Ax, axial; Cor, coronal; CT , computed…

Bilateral Parotid Masses

CASE A Images of a 39-year-old man ( A, computed tomography [ CT ]) and a 30-year-old man ( B and C, magnetic resonance imaging) with incidental parotid lesions. Ax, axial; Cor, coronal; SPGR, spoiled gradient. Open full size image…

Nasal Cavity Lesions

CASE A A 13-year-old boy presenting with epistaxis. CT, computed tomography; FS, fat saturated. Open full size image CASE B A 62-year-old man presenting with epistaxis. Open full size image CASE C A 73-year-old man presenting with chronic sinusitis. CT,…

Lacrimal Gland

CASE A A 37-year-old woman presenting with blurred vision and a bulging left eye for the past 2 months. Ax , axial; CT , computed tomography. Open full size image CASE B A 59-year-old man presenting with ptosis of the right…

Optic Nerve Mass

CASE A A 6-year-old boy presenting with decreased vision in the left eye. Ax, axial; Cor, coronal; FS, fat suppressed. STIR, short T1 inversion recovery. Open full size image CASE B A 6-year-old boy presenting with decreased vision in the…

Jugular Foramen Lesions

CASE A An 18-year-old woman who fell from a tree presents with a mass found incidentally. Ax, axial; Cor, coronal; CT, computed tomography; FS, fat saturated. Open full size image CASE B A 23-year-old man presenting with dizziness and a…