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Overview
Neuroradiology is the subspecialty concerning imaging and radiological
procedures related to the brain, spine, head and neck in adults. The
imaging studies and procedures our 9 fellowship-trained Neuroradiologists
provide for adults and children include:
- MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
- MR Angiography (MRA)
- CT (Computed Tomography)
- CT Angiography (CTA)
- Myelography
- Dentascans (for presurgical planning in dental implantation)
- Office patient consultations (often in conjunction with Neurointerventional
services)
- Advanced imaging techniques such as MR spectroscopy and functional
MRI (fMRI)
Our outpatient Neuroradiologic imaging facilities include 7 high-field
1.5 T MRI scanners and two open MRI’s (including a new 0.7 T high-field
open MRI). We have 7 CT scanners (including a state-of-the-art
64-slice multidetector CT and a 16-slice multidetector CT).
Four of our physicians provide Neurointerventional services in our affiliated
hospitals, including:
- Treatment of brain aneurysms (using coils, balloons, etc.)
- Treatment of arteriovenous malformations (AVM) of the brain (coils,
balloons, glue, particles, etc.)
- Angioplasty and stenting of the carotid arteries and intracranial
blood vessels
- Presurgical tumor embolization
- Stroke therapy
- Vertebroplasty - designed to alleviate the pain related to spine
compression fractures
- Discography
- CT guided biopsies
Our Neuroradiologists are also involved in multiple research projects
including:
- Use of new coils, stents, and other devices and procedures in aneurysm
and AVM treatment
- Early detection and treatment of stroke
- Functional MRI in children with autism
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