Radiology
CNS
Exam Yield
Probability of getting 1 Question from this chapter | 81% |
1 question, but easy to score from. Read on.
Question Pattern
This chapter is a easy-to-remember Chapter. Lot of logical & Interesting stuff.
Plus there is some overlap in corresponding Surgical & Medical chapters
- Intracranial Tumors – Sellar & Suprasellar tumors, Glioblastoma, CP Angle Tumors
- X-ray skull in various diseases
- Puff of smoke Appearance ( Weirdly prominent question 😊 )
- Intracranial Hemorrhage – Types & Appearance
Recent Questions
Questions on this chapter from recent NEET and AIIMS examinations have been about
- Vein of Galen Malformation
- Pseudoaneurysm of ICA
- Optic Nerve Meningioma – Appearance
- Intracranial hemorrhage – different types & appearances
- Butterfly Glioma
- Causes of Ring enhancing lesion
- X-ray skull in Raised ICT
- Craniopharyngioma – MRI
- Investigations for Cerebral Infarct
- Expansion of the contrast-filled space in myelography is seen in
- Suprasellar enlargement with calcification in children
- X-ray skull in Hyperparathyroidism
- X-ray skull in Paget’s disease
- Puff of smoke appearance
- Tumors with CSF spread
Suggested Revision
Revise the following easy stuff too:
- Owl’s eye sign
- X-ray skull in Meningioma
- Normal & Abnormal intracranial calcification
- Diffuse axonal injury – MRI
- Pituitary tumors – Appearance
- CP angle tumors
- Common Posterior fossa lesions
- Neurocysticercosis