Doctors may use an MRI scan to detect a brain aneurysm in specific cases. MRI scans and other imaging techniques can help detect a brain aneurysm and reveal its shape and precise location. A brain ...
A cerebral angiogram checks for abnormalities in the blood vessels of your brain. The procedure has a handful of related names. These include: Carotid angiogram or angiography Cerebral angiogram or ...
This diagnostic strategy is not without problems. Angiography has a poor sensitivity and specificity (see Table 2 for the sensitivities and specificities of the diagnostic tests for vasculitis) for ...
Endovascular neurosurgical oncology is the diagnosis and treatment of patients with tumors of the brain or spinal cord using minimally invasive procedures with imaging guidance. The cerebrovascular ...
When we talk about angiograms, most people immediately think of the heart. But the brain, our body’s command centre, has its own network of arteries and veins that deserve the same attention. That is ...
A brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is an abnormal tangle of unusually formed blood vessels in the brain (Figure 1). Over time, these vessels can weaken and bleed into the brain itself. Brain ...
Brain aneurysms are a rare condition that can develop in children with certain medical disorders. They can also occur as a result of injury or infection. In adults, the incidence of brain aneurysms ...
Siemens Healthineers has developed nexaris Therapy Suite to better integrate multi-modal imaging in surgery and interventional radiology. They provide support for precise diagnostics, intraoperative ...