Atlas of Normal Imaging Variations of the Brain, Skull, and Craniocervical Vasculature

Alexander M. McKinney, MD, Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

“Atlas of Normal Imaging Variations of the Brain, Skull, and Craniocervical Vasculature, is destined to become a classic in neuroradiology. Dr. Alexander McKinney has put together in 1330 pages a vast compendium of normal structures/variations encountered in neuroimaging. … Dr. McKinney has done neuroradiology a great favor by putting together this monumental work. … It would be a wise purchase for personal use or for a departmental library. It receives the highest recommendation for a purchase.” (American Journal of Neuroradiology, June, 2018)“The aim of this book was to compile the most common and identifiable variants of the brain, the skull, and the craniocervical vasculature, and to provide the most facile methods or sequences to identify them expediently. … The presentation of the book is pleasant, clear, and practical. … this extensive and richly illustrated atlas will be of great interest for all radiologists and physicians (seniors, residents, andfellows) dealing with neuroimaging.” (Bruno Grignon, Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, 2017)

• Part I: Brain.- Brain Introduction.- Cerebellar Tonsillar Ectopia.- Cerebellar Flocculus Pseudomass.- Mega Cisterna Magna and Retrocerebellar Arachnoid Cysts.- Cranial Nerve VII: Normal Contrast Enhancement on Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Meckel Cave Prominence, Asymmetry, and Petrous Apex Cephaloceles.- Cavernous Sinus Fat.- Pituitary Variations, Artifacts, Primary Empty Sella, and Incidentalomas.- Liliequist Membrane.- Pineal Gland: Normal Size, Appearance, and Enhancement.- Choroid Plexus: Normal Locations and Appearances.- Hippocampi, Caudate Tail, and Ependymal Variants.- Midline Variants of the Septum Pellucidum, Corpus Callosum, and Massa Intermedia.- Dilated Perivascular Spaces.- Enlargement or Asymmetry of the Lateral Ventricles Simulating Hydrocephalus.- Cerebral or Cerebellar Volume Loss Simulating Subdural Hematomas, Hygromas, and Arachnoid Cysts.- Dural Calcifications: Normal Locations andAppearances.- Pseudo-leptomeningeal Contrast Enhancement.- Basal Ganglia: Physiologic Calcifications.- Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging: Concepts, Basal Ganglia Variations, and Artifacts.- Slow-Flow, Asymptomatic Vascular Malformations: Brain Capillary Telangiectasias and Developmental Venous Anomalies.- Brain MRI Pseudolesions: 3.0T Imaging, FLAIR, and Diffusion-Weighted Imaging.- Pediatric Brain: Normal Variations in Development, Maturation, and Myelination.- Part II: Skull.- Skull: Introduction.- Pediatric Skull: Normal Pediatric Sutures on Computed Tomography.- Skull Base Foramina: Normal Variations and Developmental Defects.- Normal Variations and Developmental Anatomy of the Calvarial Sutures and Fontanelles Above the Skull Base.- Emissary Veins, Vascular-Containing Foramina, and Vascular Depressions of the Skull.- Normal Variations in Calvarial Contour, Irregular Ossification/Aeration, and Inward/Outward Projections/Protuberances.- Other “Don’t Touch” Skull Lesions: Arachnoid Granulations, Calvarial Depressions, Hemangiomas, and Intraosseous Lipomas.- Part III: Craniocervical Vasculature.- Craniocervical Vasculature: Introduction.- Aortic Arch and Great Vessel Origin Arterial Variants.- Cervical Carotid and Vertebral Arterial Variants.- Tortuous Cervical and Intracranial Arteries and Basilar-Carotid Dolichoectasia.- Miscellaneous Cervical Venous Variants.- Intracranial Posterior Circulation Variants.- Intracranial Anterior Circulation Variants.- Infundibular Outpouchings of Intracranial Arteries.- Persistent Carotid-Basilar and Carotid-Vertebral Anastomoses.- Variations in the Intracranial Venous System.- Arachnoid Granulations Within the Dural Sinuses.- Artifacts of the Craniocervical Venous System on MRI.- Artifacts of the Craniocervical Arterial System on MRI.- Artifacts on Craniocervical CT Angiography.- Dense Vessels Simulating Thrombosis on Nonenhanced CT.