Neurointerventions
Interventional Neuroradiology is a combination of neuroradiology (the
subspecialty area of radiology devoted to the brain and spine) and
interventional radiology (the subspecialty area of radiology devoted to
the use of medical imaging technology to guide less treatment
alternatives to surgery). Neurointerventions are procedures
performed by these specialists in the treatment of conditions of the
brain and spinal cord.
These procedures include using embolization
techniques for the nonsurgical treatment of life-threatening brain
aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVM) or abnormal blood vessel
communications such as carotid-cavernous fistula.
Neurointerventional procedures performed on an
emergency basis offer the possibility of unblocking the suddenly clogged
blood vessels of an acute stroke (one that has started only a few hours
ago) before permanent brain damage sets in.
Neurointerventional procedures are performed by specially trained SDI Radiologists at St.
Joseph's Hospital.
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