MRI head axial T2 - labeling questions

Case contributed by Craig Hacking
Diagnosis not applicable

Normal MRI head (with labels)

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The labeled structures are (excluding the correct side):

  1. cervical spinal cord

  2. posterior arch of C1

  3. odontoid process (peg or dens) of C2

  4. parotid gland

  5. intradural segment (V4) of dominant vertebral artery

  6. cisterna magna

  7. intradural segment (V4) of non-dominant vertebral artery

  8. cerebellar tonsil

  9. occipital condyle

  10. medulla oblongata

  11. lateral foramen (of Luschka)

  12. cerebellar folia

  13. fluid within mastoid air cells

  14. median foramen (of Magendie)

  15. basilar artery

  16. inferior cerebellar vermis

  17. premedullary cistern

  18. pyramid of medulla

  19. inferior cerebellar peduncle

  20. dentate nucleus of cerebellum

  21. internal acoustic (or auditory) canal

  22. cerebellopontine angle cisterna

  23. facial colliculus

  24. nodule of cerebellum

  25. middle cerebellar peduncle

  26. fourth ventricle

  27. Meckel's cave

  28. superior cerebellar peduncle

  29. cavernous segment of internal carotid artery

  30. pons

  31. intraorbital segment of optic nerve

  32. temporal lobe

  33. pituitary gland

  34. falx cerebri

  35. pituitary infundibulum

  36. temporal horn of lateral ventricle

  37. parahippocampal gyrus

  38. inferior colliculus

  39. superior cerebllar vermis

  40. suprasellar cistern

  41. optic chiasm

  42. interpeduncular cistern

  43. cerebral crus (peduncle)

  44. cerebral aqueduct (of Sylvius)

  45. superior colliculus

  46. gyrus rectus

  47. cisternal segment of optic nerve

  48. First segment of middle cerebral artery (M1)

  49. optic tract

  50. mammillary body

  51. substantia nigra

  52. red nucleus

  53. ambient cistern

  54. second segment of posterior cerebral artery (P2b)

  55. basal veins (of Rosenthal)

  56. quadrigeminal plate cistern

  57. pineal gland

  58. occipital horn of lateral ventricle

  59. great cerebral vein (of Galen)

  60. second segment of anterior cerebral artery (A2)

  61. third ventricle

  62. interthalamic adhesion (massa intermedia)

  63. internal cerebral veins

  64. occipital lobe

  65. anterior commissure

  66. Sylvian (lateral) fissure

  67. extreme capsule

  68. insular cortex

  69. claustrum

  70. external capsule

  71. straight sinus

  72. anterior limb of internal capsule

  73. column of fornix

  74. interventricular foramen (of Monro)

  75. posterior limb of internal capsule

  76. thalamus

  77. atrium (trigone) of lateral ventricle

  78. head of caudate nucleus

  79. genu of internal capsule

  80. putamen

  81. globus pallidus

  82. crus of fornix

  83. splenium of corpus callosum

  84. genu of corpus callosum

  85. frontal horn of lateral ventricle

  86. septum pellucidum

  87. forceps major

  88. forceps minor

  89. body of lateral ventricle

  90. choroid plexus

  91. frontal lobe

  92. superior sagittal sinus

  93. body of corpus callosum

  94. centrum semiovale

  95. parietal lobe

  96. postcentral gyrus

  97. central sulcus (of Rolando)

  98. precentral gyrus

  99. interhemispheric fissure

  100. superficial cortical vein

Normal MR (without labels)

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The same normal brain T2 MRI without labels for reference.

Case Discussion

The labeled structures are (excluding the correct side):

  1. cervical spinal cord

  2. posterior arch of C1

  3. odontoid process (peg or dens) of C2

  4. parotid gland

  5. intradural segment (V4) of dominant vertebral artery

  6. cisterna magna

  7. intradural segment (V4) of non-dominant vertebral artery

  8. cerebellar tonsil

  9. occipital condyle

  10. medulla oblongata

  11. lateral foramen (of Luschka)

  12. cerebellar folia

  13. fluid within mastoid air cells

  14. median foramen (of Magendie)

  15. basilar artery

  16. inferior cerebellar vermis

  17. premedullary cistern

  18. pyramid of medulla

  19. inferior cerebellar peduncle

  20. dentate nucleus of cerebellum

  21. internal acoustic (or auditory) canal

  22. cerebellopontine angle cisterna

  23. facial colliculus

  24. nodule of cerebellum

  25. middle cerebellar peduncle

  26. fourth ventricle

  27. Meckel's cave

  28. superior cerebellar peduncle

  29. cavernous segment of internal carotid artery

  30. pons

  31. intraorbital segment of optic nerve

  32. temporal lobe

  33. pituitary gland

  34. falx cerebri

  35. pituitary infundibulum

  36. temporal horn of lateral ventricle

  37. parahippocampal gyrus

  38. inferior colliculus

  39. superior cerebllar vermis

  40. suprasellar cistern

  41. optic chiasm

  42. interpeduncular cistern

  43. cerebral crus (peduncle)

  44. cerebral aqueduct (of Sylvius)

  45. superior colliculus

  46. gyrus rectus

  47. cisternal segment of optic nerve

  48. First segment of middle cerebral artery (M1)

  49. optic tract

  50. mammillary body

  51. substantia nigra

  52. red nucleus

  53. ambient cistern

  54. second segment of posterior cerebral artery (P2b)

  55. basal veins (of Rosenthal)

  56. quadrigeminal plate cistern

  57. pineal gland

  58. occipital horn of lateral ventricle

  59. great cerebral vein (of Galen)

  60. second segment of anterior cerebral artery (A2)

  61. third ventricle

  62. interthalamic adhesion (massa intermedia)

  63. internal cerebral veins

  64. occipital lobe

  65. anterior commissure

  66. Sylvian (lateral) fissure

  67. extreme capsule

  68. insular cortex

  69. claustrum

  70. external capsule

  71. straight sinus

  72. anterior limb of internal capsule

  73. column of fornix

  74. interventricular foramen (of Monro)

  75. posterior limb of internal capsule

  76. thalamus

  77. atrium (trigone) of lateral ventricle

  78. head of caudate nucleus

  79. genu of internal capsule

  80. putamen

  81. globus pallidus

  82. crus of fornix

  83. splenium of corpus callosum

  84. genu of corpus callosum

  85. frontal horn of lateral ventricle

  86. septum pellucidum

  87. forceps major

  88. forceps minor

  89. body of lateral ventricle

  90. choroid plexus

  91. frontal lobe

  92. superior sagittal sinus

  93. body of corpus callosum

  94. centrum semiovale

  95. parietal lobe

  96. postcentral gyrus

  97. central sulcus (of Rolando)

  98. precentral gyrus

  99. interhemispheric fissure

  100. superficial cortical vein

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