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Our doctors are happy to discuss your individual case with you. Serious inquiries only, please. To request an initial
team consultation, call Dr. Arenson, For more information
about CNI's Brain & Spinal Tumor Team, |
Members
of the Neuroradiology section at the CNI are committed to improving the
care of patients with diseases of the central nervous system by remaining
at the forefront of imaging technology, and applying that technology to
the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumor patients.
CNI neuroradiologists have conducted / participated in brain tumor research studies, published peer review articles and lectured on conventional and advanced imaging of brain tumors at national and international radiology and neuroradiology meetings. We maintain state-of-the-art MR equipment and take advantage of the latest imaging techniques when imaging brain tumor patients.
Imaging studies in brain tumors patient are performed for a variety of reasons, including:
Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging are the primary imaging tests used in most hospitals and imaging centers to accomplish these tasks. These conventional scans are limited at determining the effectiveness of treatment and detecting tumor recurrence. Neuroradiologists at the CNI are the first in Colorado to use new techniques such as MR spectroscopic imaging, single-voxel MR spectroscopy and MR perfusion imaging when evaluating brain tumor patients.
MR spectroscopic imaging and single-voxel MR spectroscopy are exciting new techniques that evaluate the metabolism of both normal and abnormal brain tissues. MR perfusion imaging uses state-of-the-art, ultra-fast MR scanners to evaluate blood flow to the brain (untreated and recurrent malignant brain tumors typically have greater blood flow than normal brain tissue, benign tumors and successfully treated tumors). Using these spectroscopy and perfusion imaging techniques, doctors have been able to distinguish between normal brain tissue, untreated tumors and successfully treated tumors better than is possible with conventional CT and MR scanning alone.
The CNI is one of the few places in the U.S. that has the capability and neuroradiological expertise to perform and interpret these exciting new studies in brain tumor patients. Availability of these techniques permits doctors at the CNI to better monitor the effectiveness of treatment and to detect recurrence more reliably than hospitals or imaging centers that rely solely on conventional CT and MR imaging.
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Colorado Neurological
Institute Center for Brain & Spinal Tumors
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