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Imaging of the pineal region and spine: self-assessment module
Catherine C Roberts1, Kevin P Banks, John R Hesselink
1Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.
Abstract:
The educational objectives for this self-assessment module on imaging of the pineal region and spine are for the participant to exercise, self-assess, and improve his or her understanding of the evaluation of patients with brain tumors, particularly solid masses of the pineal region; gain familiarity with the clinical entity of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) and its radiologic appearance; and gain familiarity with the clinical entity of spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) and its radiologic appearance.

