NEURORADIOLOGY ROTATION 

 

Faculty RepresentativeDr. Heymann  

 

Hours8 AM – (approximately 5:00 pm)  

 

Location:  

  • UTMB Main (Galveston)) 

  • PACS Worklist:  CT/MRI Neuro unread last 30 days, Neuro plain film unread last 30 days 

  • Attending assignment:  

  • Check Qgenda for attending schedules 

  • UTMB clear lake (Ground Floor, Radiology reading room) 

  • PACS Worklist:  CT/MRI Neuro unread last 30 days, Neuro plain film unread last 30 days 

  • Attending assignment: 

  • Check Qgenda for attending schedules 

 

Schedule 

Residents  

  • Monday through Friday 

  • On Call(1 or 2 weeks per rotation) 

Please see Qgenda for attending schedules 

 

Conferences:  

Neuro Journal club  weekly by Fellows 

Neuro interesting cases  weekly  

 

Multidisciplinary Conferences 

Head and Neck 

  • When: Every Monday at 4:00 PM 

  • Where: Currently via skype 

CNS 

  • When: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, at 8:00 AM 

  • Where: Currently via Microsoft Teams

Pertinent contacts information 

 

Main Neuro Reading Room: 26909, 26911, 26912 

CLC Neuro Reading Room: 832-632-7128 
VL Reading Room: 53157  

Main IR Nursing Station: 21633 
 
Imaging Library 

  • Main    21110 / 21191 

  • VL        51756  

 

DX 

CT 

MRI 

Main 

 

24229, 21760 

21554/20917/26910 

Main ER 

23933 

23480 

 

Jennie Sealey 

 

67917/67566 

67791 

LCC 

 

51417 

51407 

LCC ER 

 

53213/14 

 

TDC 

 

26162 

29170 

 
Dialing 5-digit Numbers (if you dial from mobile): 
            o If starts with 2 then dial 409-772-**** 
            o If starts with 7 then dial 409-747-**** 
            o If starts with 5 then dial 832-505-**** 
            o If starts with 6 then dial 409-266-**** 

Protocols 

Curriculum(Documents uploaded) 

 

Neuro 1st Rotation 

Neuro 2nd Rotation 

Neuro 3rd Rotation 

Neuro 4th Rotation 

 

MR elective rotation 

 

Goals and Expectations: 

R1: 

Be able to detect and describe the following on CT: Subarachnoid hemorrhage, intra or extra axial hemorrhage, stroke, intracerebral mass, hydrocephalus, common congenital anomalies, spinal fractures, abscess and infection, seizure focus, facial and orbital fractures, ALARA principle to limit radiation. 

Plain x-rays: Spinal fractures, traumatic injuries, congenital variations, infection. 

Introduction to physics of radiology, CT and MRI 

Protocoling: You are expected to go over the neuro protocol list and follow the protocoling guide uploaded on this website but generally: 
-Read the indication for the study. 
-If indication is ambiguous, look at patient’s note by the physician who ordered the study. 
-If still not sure about indication, you can ask the upper level, faculty, or call the ordering provider. 
-For studies ordered with contrast by NEUROLOGY and NEUROSURGERY, even if it should be without contrast according our protocol, protocol as per them (ask Faculty when in doubt). 
-Always look at Cr and GFR for studies with contrast as well as contrast 
allergy. 

R2 

Be able to detect and describe the following on CT: CT examination of the neck to recognize tumor, infection and congenital anomalies.  

Introduction to temporal bone pathology.  

Be able to detect and describe the following on MR: Understand the indications and major pulse sequences utilized for head and neck/spine imaging. Specifically know modern imaging of cerebral ischemia, infection and tumor (diffusion weighted imaging and MR angiography).  

Neurointerventional/angiography: Understand the indications for conventional angiography, myelography, lumbar puncture and biopsies with initial training. 

R3  

Be able to detect and describe the following on CT: Temporal bone anatomy and pathology with recognition of traumatic, infectious, congenital and tumor etiologies.  

Be able to detect and describe the following on MRI: To formulate differential diagnoses for traumatic, infectious, congenital, inflammatory and tumor etiologies.  

Understand the use of advanced MR imaging in seizure workup, pituitary imaging, MS, CP angle lesions, brachial plexus and spinal disorders.  

Provide safe sedation for neonatal and adult imaging procedures.  

Neuroangiography: Get comfortable with performance of routine diagnostic carotid and cerebral angiography safely in conjunction with neuroradiology fellow and attending.  

Understand the indication and contraindications of such procedures. 

R4: 

Provide detailed differential diagnoses of CNS, spinal and neck pathology in preparation for private practice, or fellowship.  

Be able to perform diagnostic cerebral angiography, routine spine biopsies and myelography. 

RESOURCES 

Books:  

Brant and Helms, The Requisites Series, Core Radiology 

Website:  

For anatomy: www.headneckbrainspine.com, E-anatomy 

For reading: www.statdx.com 

Articles: 

Required articles are added routinely to the neuro radshare folder. 

Videos: 


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