How long does this course take?

67 cases at 10–15 minutes each works out to roughly 10 hours of active learning. It is designed to be chipped away at in 20-minute daily increments — not done in one sitting. Most learners work through a section at a time across several weeks.

Who should take this Brain MRI course?

Ideal for radiology residents preparing for neuro rotations or on-call shifts, as well as fellows wanting to solidify foundational pattern recognition before tackling advanced cases.

Does this course include video explanations?

Yes. The course includes foundational introductory videos on routine sequences and blind spots, plus expert-led video walkthroughs for cases.

Neuro MRI

The Essentials of Brain MRI, Decoded

Name: The Essentials of Brain MRI, Decoded
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67DICOM Cases

4+ hrsVideo

10CME Credits

No credit card required.

Brain MRI can feel like a completely different language when you first start your neuroradiology rotation. This course cuts through the noise.

Developed with expert neuroradiology consultant Dr. Pejman Maralani — an internationally recognised neuro-oncology researcher and Associate Professor at the University of Toronto — this course efficiently covers exactly what you need to know. Over 60 essential scrollable cases, covering infarcts, trauma, tumours, and complex inflammatory conditions, using a structured, workstation-ready approach.

Two introductory videos lay the foundation: routine sequences and how to read them, plus a systematic approach to identifying common blind spots. Then you work through cases in the same way you would on call.

Who This Course Is For

R2–R4 residents preparing for neuro rotations or on-call shifts. Also useful for fellows wanting to consolidate foundational neuro pattern recognition before subspecialty practice, or for any trainee who freezes when an unusual brain lesion appears on their list.

Pathologies include:

Get a taste for some of the pathologies covered in this course.

Vascular Pathologies

●Including acute and embolic infarcts, venous thrombosis, vasculitis, PRES, and Moyamoya

Infection & Inflammation

●Including brain abscess, HSV encephalitis, neurocysticercosis, and multiple sclerosis

Toxic & Metabolic Encephalopathies

●Including carbon monoxide toxicity, Wernicke's encephalopathy, and osmotic demyelination

Intracranial Tumours

●Including GBM, meningioma, metastasis, lymphoma, and posterior fossa tumours

What You'll Learn

1Develop a systematic search pattern for routine brain MRI sequences, including identifying common blind spots.
2Accurately stage and characterise intracranial tumours using advanced imaging patterns, guided by neuro-oncology principles.
3Differentiate between pathologies like acute infarcts, infectious processes, and toxic/metabolic encephalopathies based on specific MRI signal characteristics and diffusion restriction.
4Identify the key imaging hallmarks of demyelinating diseases like multiple sclerosis.

"You read about it, you know the clues you're supposed to look for, you've now seen it by actually scrolling through a case. And when you see it in real life — it's familiar."
Dr. Ben Rothman, Radiology Resident, Dartmouth

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