CT Brain Guide

Localization

Lobes

involving / of

• (+) [cortical | subcortical] areas of

• (+) 🧠to-🧠to-🧠al (e.g., parieto-temporo-occipital …)

• (+) [... portion of | entire]

Lobe

[lt | rt]

• [frontal | temporal | parietal | occipital] lobe

• [insular] lobe

Deep Structures

• lentiform nucleus

• internal capsule

Example:

• involving cortical and subcortical areas of entire right temporal lobe.
• posterior portion of the right parietal lobe

Some part

• ___ [portion | aspect | part]

Convexity / region

• [left | right | bilat] {lobe} convexity/region(s) (e.g., temporal convexity)

• [left | right | bilat] ?-? convexity/region(s) (e.g., parieto-occipital convexity)

Artery territory

[left | right | bilateral]

Anterior circulation:

• anterior cerebral artery (ACA) territories.
• middle cerebral artery (MCA) territories.
• posterior cerebral artery (PCA) territories.

Time

Base

• Acute, Subacute, Chronic

• Acute-on-chronic or Acute on chronic

Series

• Chronological change of ___, [now seen as | demonstrated as] …

• Sequelae of ___ seen as …

New:

• New ___

• There is development of ___

Resolved:

• There is (partial) resolution of ___ the pre-existing ???

Density

• hypodense, isodense, hyperdense

• mixed ?-?dense (e.g., mixed hypo-hyperdense)