Department of Diagnostic Radiology

Division of Neuroradiology

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UM doctors use a new self-expanding stent to open clogged arteries in the brain

The Neuroradiology Division diagnoses and treats head, neck and spine disease. An array of advanced diagnostic and minimally invasive surgical procedures are offered by our team of specialists.

Patient Conditions

Head, neck and spine tumors
Traumatic injuries
Cerebrovascular disorders, including stroke, aneurysms, vascular malformations, carotid stenosis

Comprehensive Evaluations

Radiography
CT scans
MRI/MR angiography
Arteriography
Myelography
Spinal pain management and evaluation including discography, facet and SI joint injections, epidural steroid and selective nerve root injections
Biopsy of bony or soft tissue lesions

Specialized Treatments

Endovascular occlusion of vascular malformations or aneurysms
Angioplasty for carotid stenosis
Gamma Knife
Preoperative tumor embolization
Methacrylate vertebroplasty for osteoporotic or metastatic vertebral compression fracture

Research Activities

MR imaging and MR angiography
Trials of new embolic materials
Clinical results and new frontiers in percutaneous verteplasty

Services to Physicians

Patient consultations
Special treatment procedures

This page was last updated on: November 28, 2007.

For more information, call the University Physicians Consultation and Referral Service at 1-800-492-5538 (patients) or 1-800-373-4111 (physicians). If you prefer, you may call the division directly at 410-328-0622 or 410-328-5112.

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