Mastering Brain CT! How to read a brain CT like a pro...

Video on the basis of CT brain, aimed at medical students and radiology residents at the start of their training. Everything you need to know that cover that first night shift at the ER: how a CT image is created, basic interpretation of CT images, brain anatomy and how to recognize acute ischmemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, brain herniation and hydrocephalus. 0:00 - Introduction 1:15 - Basic principles of CT 7:52 - Density and the Hounsfield scale 13:34 - Windowing your images 16:28 - Brain window and bone window 19:02 - Stroke window 20:51 - Subdural window 22:49 - CT artifacts 24:00 - Beam hardening artifacts 28:41 - Brain Anatomy on CT 29:27 - The skull 32:04 - The Meninges 36:16 - The CSF-spaces: sulci, fissures, ventricles and cisterns 43:57 - The cerebral cortex 45:26 - The deep nuclei 46:42 - The internal capsule, corona radiata and centrum semi-ovale 48:48 - The corpus callosum 49:42 - The posterior fossa 50:19 - Brain Pathology on CT 51:30 - Quick CT check for pathology 53:27 - Acute ischemic stroke 1:01:33 - Brain hemorrhage 1:12:52 - Brain herniation 1:18:29 - Hydrocephalus 1:23:54 - Herpes encephalitis, diffuse brain edema, PRES 1:27:21 - Key Messages This video is brought to you by the neuroradiologist:   / theneuroradguy     / the_neurora.  . https://theneuroradiologist.org/ #radiology #neuroradiology #neurology #medicalstudent #neuroradiologist #theneuroradiologist #MRI #CT #medical #pediatrics #mri #radiologytechnologist #radiologyresident #brainanatomy