Future Neuroradiology

Neuroradiology back to the future: brain imaging.

The beginning of neuroradiology can be traced to the early 1900s with the use of skull radiographs. Ventriculography and pneumoencephalography were introduced in 1918 and 1919, respectively, and carotid angiography, in 1927. Technical advances were made in these procedures during the next 40 years that lead to improved diagnosis of intracranial pathology. Yet, they remained invasive procedures ...

Neuroradiology back to the future: head and neck imaging.

SUMMARY Imaging of the head and neck was initially described within the first year after Roentgen's discovery of the x-ray and was used to localize foreign bodies in the head and neck area, including the orbital, laryngeal, and esophageal regions. Subsequently, x-rays were used to evaluate the air-filled paranasal sinuses, the pneumatized temporal bone, and the upper aerodigestive tract. Specia...

50TH ANNIVERSARY PERSPECTIVES Neuroradiology Back to the Future: Brain Imaging

E.G. Hoeffner S.K. Mukherji A. Srinivasan D.J. Quint SUMMARY: The beginning of neuroradiology can be traced to the early 1900s with the use of skull radiographs. Ventriculography and pneumoencephalography were introduced in 1918 and 1919, respectively, and carotid angiography, in 1927. Technical advances were made in these procedures during the next 40 years that lead to improved diagnosis of i...

50TH ANNIVERSARY PERSPECTIVES Neuroradiology Back to the Future: Spine Imaging

E.G. Hoeffner S.K. Mukherji A. Srinivasan D.J. Quint SUMMARY: Although radiography of the spine began shortly after Roentgen’s discovery in 1895, there was little written in the medical literature about spine imaging until nearly 25 years later with the development of myelography, first by using air and then a variety of positive contrast agents. The history of spine imaging before CT and MR im...

Functional MR imaging and the future of neuroradiology.