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St. Joseph's/Candler radiology department is staffed with highly skilled board-certified neuroradiologists and equipped with state-of-the-art technology that benefits our patients by offering:

• 64-Slice CT scanner that provides:
  • CT brain imaging 
  • CT brain perfusion
  • CTA angiography of the head and neck
    
    
• TeraRecon computer-aided reconstruction of 3-D images, which allow for full-color visualization of vascular structures and aides in the evaluation and treatment of vascular disease
  
  
• InterSocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL) accredited vascular ultrasound providing:
  • carotid vessel imaging
  • arterial and venous assessments
  • transcranial doppler (TCD) to rule out vasospasm
    
    
• MRI 1.5 Tesla providing:
  • MRI of the brain with diffusion weighted imaging
  • MRA of the intracranial and extra cranial vessels to evaluate aneurysms and other vascular lesions
  • spectroscopy to chemically evaluate normal versus abnormal tissue
  • 3-D imaged-guided surgery capability
    
    
• Bi-plane angiography in the special procedures suite used for diagnostic imaging and endovascular neurosurgery interventions