Neuroradiology Overview

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 MRIs (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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