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Porencephaly

Global Radiology CME

Red arrows indicate focal encephalomalacia of the left parietal lobe with replacement by a cystic mass that communicates with the left lateral ventricle. Discussion: Porencephaly is a rare congenital neurological disorder of the central nervous system that is characterized by encephalomalacia that communicates with the ventricular system [1].

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4 Strategies to Reduce Reporting Errors in Radiology

Everything Rad

From the patient’s perspective, the outcome can be the same whether we miss a potential diagnosis or we identify the relevant abnormalities but fail to effectively communicate the key findings and/or their meaning in a poorly-written report. American Journal of Roentgenology AJR (2007);188:1173-1178 2 Bruno MA, Walker EA, Abujudeh HH.

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Emergency Guide to Stroke Neuroimaging

Northwestern EM

The paired arteries are connected by the anterior communicating artery (ACommA) early in their course which is the final connection completing the circle of Willis (Figure 7). As noted prior, these PCAs connect with the ipsilateral posterior communicating arteries from the anterior circulation (Figure 7). Radiographics.