neuroradiology
Nervous system scans
Neuroradiology is the branch of medicine that uses imaging techniques to diagnose and treat disorders of the nervous system, including the brain, spine, and peripheral nerves.
Practitioners employ tools like MRI, CT scans, and angiography to detect tumors, strokes, aneurysms, and other neurological conditions.
A neuroradiologist might also perform minimally invasive procedures, such as threading a catheter through blood vessels to treat a brain aneurysm.
Magnetic body imaging
- CTTomographic imaging method
- fMRIMagnetic neural activity imaging
- PETNuclear medicine imaging
- angiographyImaging of blood vessels
spectroscopy · neuroimaging · MRA · voxel
Sudden brain blood blockage
- aneurysmArterial wall bulge
- gliomaNeoplasm of neural support cells
- meningiomaTumor from protective brain layers
- hydrocephalusAbnormal cranial fluid buildup
encephalopathy · demyelination · hemorrhage · infarct · edema · herniation · abscess · metastasis
Therapeutic vessel blockage
- coilingLooping around repeatedly
- stentingImplanting tubular support
- thrombectomySurgical removal of blood clot
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
catheter · guidewire · fluoroscopy · biplane · roadmapping · onyx · pipeline
Seat of cognition
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
- brainstemLower neural trunk
- hippocampusMemory formation region
amygdala · ventricles · meninges · thalamus · sulci · gyri · cisterns
Producing charged particles
- dosimetryRadiation absorption measurement
- radiopaqueImpenetrable to radiation
- attenuationGradual intensity reduction
- scatterDistribute in random directions
MRI
Magnetic body imaging
angiography · spectroscopy · neuroimaging · MRA · voxel
stroke
Sudden brain blood blockage
- aneurysmArterial wall bulge
- gliomaNeoplasm of neural support cells
- meningiomaTumor from protective brain layers
hydrocephalus · encephalopathy · demyelination · hemorrhage · infarct · edema · herniation · abscess · metastasis · vasculitis
embolization
Therapeutic vessel blockage
- coilingLooping around repeatedly
- stentingImplanting tubular support
- thrombectomySurgical removal of blood clot
angioplasty · catheter · guidewire · fluoroscopy · biplane · roadmapping · onyx · pipeline
brain
Seat of cognition
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
- brainstemLower neural trunk
hippocampus · amygdala · ventricles · meninges · thalamus · sulci · gyri · cisterns
ionizing
Producing charged particles
- dosimetryRadiation absorption measurement
- radiopaqueImpenetrable to radiation
- attenuationGradual intensity reduction
neuroradiologyelectroencephalography
Cerebral activity measurement technique
electromyography · neurophysiology · neuropsychology · lumbar puncture
radiation, radioactive, radiology, neurology, neurological, neuro, radiograph, radiologist, radiotherapy