3^rd World Congress on Radiology and Oncology April 08-09, 2019 Abu Dhabi, UAE

Salam Findakly has graduated in Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (M.B.B.S.) from Bond University in Queensland, Australia. He is currently an Emergency Medicine Registrar working at Monash Health in Victoria, Australia. He has a keen interest in research and is working towards a career in radiology.

Radiographic imaging of the brain is one of the most common investigations requested by clinicians. Computed Tomography (CT) of the brain is a quick and easily accessible resource that can provide clinicians with useful information to determine the underlying aetiology of a patient’s presentation. It is useful for looking at acute pathologies, such as intracranial hemorrhages or ischemic events, mass effects from space occupying lesions that can distort normal brain anatomy, as well as other anatomical changes from various neurodegenerative conditions. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) provides further detailed information of brain anatomy and underlying pathology; however, it is a more expensive test and is less readily available. A random retrospective audit of CT brain reports on a geriatric subacute ward over a three-month period (between October 2018 and January 2019) was conducted. There were 90 patients admitted to the unit, 42 patients (46.7%) had a CT brain requested at some point during their hospital admission. 28 (66.7%) of the reports commented on generalized atrophy, while only 5 (11.9%) reports commented on specific regions of atrophy in the brain. The study looks at the various age-related neurological changes seen on radiographic imaging of the brain in the geriatric population, with a focus on CT imaging of the brain, as well as other clues to help diagnose underlying neurodegenerative disorders. While the majority of neurodegenerative disorders are clinically diagnosed, imaging can often help support this clinical diagnosis and rule out other differentials.