Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in the UK with over 55,000 diagnoses annually—almost half of cases (48%) occur in those over the age of 65. It accounts for nearly 11,500 deaths per annum. Imaging is essential for the…
Cancer is one of the major causes of death in the Western world. The worldwide incidence of cancer is continuing to increase both in developed and developing countries, related to factors such as an ageing population, a shift towards a…
Introduction The anatomy of the head and neck is complex. The continued advances in imaging with ever faster imaging times and higher resolution studies have resulted in more anatomical detail revealing itself, especially in the head and neck where identifying…
Introduction The orbit is an often-overlooked anatomical structure but is obviously crucial in vision and therefore orbital pathology can have a debilitating impact on quality of life. The orbit can be affected by specific ocular diseases but is also affected…
Ageing and Dementia—Introduction and Clinical Overview With the rising age of the population, both normal ageing phenomena in the brain and neurodegenerative disorders become more prevalent. While exceptionally the brain may not be affected by age (successful ageing), the more…
Inflammatory-Demyelinating Disorders of the Central Nervous System Inflammatory-demyelinating diseases (IDDs) represent a broad spectrum of central nervous system (CNS) disorders that can be differentiated on the basis of severity, clinical course and lesion distribution, as well as imaging, laboratory and…
Bacterial Infections Bacterial Meningitis The causes of bacterial meningitis are age-dependent; in adults the most common causes are Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis . Bacteria can reach the meninges by haematogenous dissemination, spread from an adjacent focus of infection (such…
Stroke Stroke is the third leading cause of death in Western populations and is the largest single cause of adult disability. It has a tremendous medical, social and economic impact. Over 80,000 cases develop in the UK every year. The…
Radiological Investigations in Intracranial Tumours Brain tumours are a leading cause of death in young adults, but they occur at all ages with a variable prognosis depending on lesion type. The aim of imaging at first diagnosis is to localise…
Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity. In England and Wales, approximately 1.4 million patients per year attend hospital following head injury and it is the most common cause of death under the age…