Frank Gaillard on Radiopaedia.org

Frank Gaillard

MBBS, MMed, FRANZCR, Hon. FRCR

Associate Professor Frank Gaillard is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Radiopaedia.org, which he began in December 2005. He is also a neuroradiologist at the University of Melbourne Department of Radiology of the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia.  

In 2021, in recognition of his contribution to radiology education, he was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists (UK). 

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According to the 2021 WHO classification of CNS tumors (5th edition), gliomatosis cerebri is considered a...

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A 50-year-old woman presents with a gradual decline in cognitive function and is investigated with an MRI. Which of the following most likely describes their cognitive deficit?

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A 35-year-old woman, previously well, developed persistent headaches and was imaged with a contrast-enhanced MRI. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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A 55-year-old male involved in a motor vehicle accident many years ago was investigated with MRI. What symptom, related to the imaging finding shown, is he most likely to report? 

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A 60-year-old man, previously well, presents with three peripherally enhancing, centrally non-enhancing, cerebral lesions. Two are in the white matter of the frontal lobe, and another is in the anterior body of the corpus callosum. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

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A 65-year-old female with a proven glioblastoma (IDH-1 wild-type, MGMT methylated) undergoes Stupp protocol combined chemoradiotherapy. Two months after completion of radiotherapy, a follow-up MRI demonstrate a substantial increase in size of a peripheral enhancing component with abundant surrounding vasogenic edema resulting in mass effect. The enhancing component has low cerebral blood volume and spectroscopy demonstrates a dominant lipid and lactate peak, with minimal choline or NAA. 

What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Question 509

Solitary fibrous tumors of the dura are considered to encompass which of the following entities?

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Ependymoma ZFTA fusion-positive tumors are primarily seen in which of the following scenarios?

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Which of the following immunohistochemical molecular markers is usually NOT positive in ependymomas?

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Tanycytic ependymomas are usually found in which location?

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The histological feature shown in the attached image is consistent with which of the following central nervous system tumors?

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Myxopapillary ependymomas most frequently occur in which location? 

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Overall, what is the most common location for an ependymoma?

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Which of the following is the earliest visible CT finding of likely ischemic stroke? 

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A 55-year-old man with headaches is investigated with an MRI. What does the non-enhancing lesions shown on the accompanying T2 image most likely represent? 

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Subependymomas are most common found in which location?

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This 3-month old boy presents with increasing head circumference. He underwent a cranial ultrasound. What is the most likely diagnosis? 

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A 4 month-old girl presents with a large mass within the trigone of the lateral ventricle, with associated hydrocephalus. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

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A 3-year-old girl presents with a headache. She undergoes a contrast enhanced MRI. What is the most likely diagnosis? 

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A 66-year-old woman presents with nausea, headache and vomiting. She undergoes a contrast-enhanced MRI. What is the most likely diagnosis?