Fellows should already be aware from their radiology residency training of the imaging and basic management of most common conditions, including trauma, spine degenerative disease, and vascular imaging. Fellows should focus on high-end knowledge about more specific conditions and should focus on providing a better differential diagnosis. For example, a Fellow should be able to give you information about the most likely specific subtype of brain tumor, not just tell you that a brain tumor is likely to be present.

Fellows should also know more about the details of advanced imaging techniques that offer more sophisticated imaging of brain structure and function. These advanced techniques include functional MRI, MR spectroscopy, MR perfusion, and diffusion tensor imaging. Fellows should become familiar with the general application of these techniques and how they can contribute to the diagnosis and management of certain disorders. Fellows should also know how to tweak those examinations to obtain optimal information in particular clinical scenarios.