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Angiography

An angiography is an imaging test that uses x-rays to view the body’s blood vessels.

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Brain MRI

Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain creates cross-sectional views (slices) of both healthy and unhealthy tissue using powerful magnet and radio signals. Inform your physician if you have a pacemaker or other metal implant.

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Cerebral Angiogram

During this procedure, the physician will insert a thin, flexible tube into a large artery to get the arteries in the brain. After x-ray images are obtained, the physician can see the sit of the aneurysm.

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Carotid Stenting

When a stent, a small mesh tube that's used to treat narrow or weak arteries, is placed into the carotid artery in the neck to open the artery and allow better blood flow.

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Coiling Protocol

This is a treatment protocol and guideline for aneurysm coiling and aneurysm flow diversion treatment used by our center.

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CyberKnife

CyberKnife delivers highly targeted beams of radiation directly into tumors, in a pain-free, non-surgical way. Guided by specialized imaging software, we can track and continually adjust treatment at any point in the body, and without the need for the head frames and other equipment that are needed for some other forms of radiosurgery.

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Embolization

To put a medication or device into the bloodstream that will block blood vessels.

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Vertebroplasty

A procedure that can help stop pain caused by a spinal fracture. A small incision is made in the back and the doctor places cement like material in the vertebrae to stabilize the bone where it should be.

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