Advanced Medical Imaging Technology
Jupiter Medical Center’s 3-D neurointerventional biplane angiography
technology is used for precise diagnosis of neurological abnormalities
and minimally invasive endovascular procedures that can immediately repair
these conditions.
Using two cameras that rotate around a patient and provide simultaneous
front and side views of a patient's anatomy, biplane technology provides
high-definition and CT-like imaging to produce real-time, 3-D images of
blood vessels and soft tissue. It also requires fewer injections of contrast
dye during procedures, which is beneficial for patients.
The biplane imaging available at Jupiter Medical Center, which rivals the
technology offered at top academic medical centers, helps physicians better
predict, diagnose, inform and treat a variety of neurological disorders.
Biplane imaging is especially helpful during cerebral vascular angiography,
an interventional radiology procedure used to take images of the blood
vessels in the brain. The 3-D images produced with biplane can help locate
blockages that cause ischemic stroke and identify aneurysms and arteriovenous
malformations (a tangle of arteries and veins) that cause hemorrhagic
stroke. They can also assist physicians with stent placement and guiding
catheters through the brain. Biplane imaging is also used during neuro
coiling, a minimally invasive procedure that blocks blood flow to an aneurysm.
Biplane technology can be used for:
- Stent placement and balloon angioplasties
- Blood vessel interventions
- 3-D imaging of bone to help detect osteoporosis or view fine fractures
- 3-D imaging of soft tissue to help see and treat uterine fibroids better
- 3-D imaging of the vascular system to locate blockages