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Neuroradiology - Looking into Stroke

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Channel: Lee Health · 2015 · Science & Technology

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Stroke is one of the most devastating conditions that impact the brain. With the help of new technology doctors are able to get detailed, real-time images of what’s going on inside a patient’s head.

Images are displayed on two separate planes, or angles, simultaneously. This gives doctors dramatically better visualization of arteries and vessels in 3-D. At Gulf Coast Medical Center, surgeons are using the bi-plane for endovascular procedures. Instead of relying on clot-busting drugs, they enter the clogged vein and remove the blockage.

“What we do is we take a catheter, it’s like a long piece of spaghetti, and we typically put it in the groin or the arm and we fish it all the way up into the arteries that go into the brain without opening up the skull or the brain,” says Dr. Nassir Razack, who is a neurointerventional radiologist with Lee Memorial Health System. 

This neurointerventional technique is dependent upon superior imaging. Built upon tried and true angiography, the biplane takes it up a notch. With rotational ability, it delivers detailed, hi-res pictures using low amounts of radiation. Magnifying the images gives surgeons a clear roadmap of brain.

The specialized operating suite can effectively treat stroke, along with aneurysms and other complex neurological and vascular conditions. Getting a better look at the brain is helping doctors enhance treatment. 

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