Dr. Ali Shaibani and Tim Carroll eliminate the quesswork dealing with stroke victims through the quantitative MR perfusion. This new mathematical model detemins which parts of the brain will benefit most, saving stroke victims precious treatment time.
Dr. Bernard Bendok’s interview on WFRV’s CBS News on Northwestern Memorial’s participation in one of the world’s largest aneurysm research studies. The Familial Intracranial Aneurysm (FIA) Study is a collaborative research effort involving 23 centers throughout the world and seeks to identify the genes that cause the development and rupture of brain aneurysms.
In May of 2006, Northwestern Memorial became one of the first hospitals in Chicago to perform a stent procedure using the Wingspan stent, a new device designed to prevent recurring strokes caused by intracranial atherosclerotic disease or the narrowing of blood vessels in and around the brain. A recent Lifetime of Health article focused on one of the patients Dr. Bernard Bendok treated with this stent and his dramatic recovery from intracranial artery blockage.
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The Neuroendovascular Service was featured on the television program, Your Total Health, hosted by Hoda Kotb. The segment highlights the collaboration of Neurological Surgery and Neurointerventional Radiology to enhance diagnosis and treatment of cerebrovascular conditions such as stroke, aneurysms and carotid artery disease. See the video here.
Ali Shaibani, MD, neuroradiology, and Timothy Carroll, PhD, a biomedical engineer from Northwestern University, were praised for their research into how to determine the extent of brain injury suffered by stroke victims.
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