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Forsyth Medical Center is home to some of the most advanced technology in the detection and evaluation of brain aneurysms. Our neuroimaging capabilities, including computed tomography (CT scan) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), are highly sensitive tools in detecting the presence, anatomy and even size of aneurysms.

In addition to CT scans and MRI, our physicians rely on biplane angiography, which produces 3D views of complex vessel structures. Using biplane angiography, physicians can better visualize and access diseased blood vessels of the brain, thereby enhancing the performance of minimally invasive treatments for brain aneurysms. This sophisticated neuroimaging tool helps our physicians understand the aneurysm from the most accurate anatomic perspective possible, resulting in better treatment planning decisions prior to surgery and improved patient safety.

Forsyth Medical Center's fully-integrated 3D biplane angiography suite offers distinct advantages for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms. The biplane lab, with its state-of-the-art blood vessel visualization, enables physicians to produce and view detailed and clear x-ray pictures. By watching these images, doctors can perform an advanced procedure for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms known as coil embolization, in which they thread extremely fine catheters through blood vessels that lead directly to problem areas in the brain. Once there, they can effectively seal off the aneurysm by placing platinum coils inside of it.

In the experienced hands of our neurologic team, this minimally invasive procedure protects the patient from a life-threatening rupture, while leaving surrounding, healthy brain tissue unharmed and undisturbed. In many cases, it also prevents the patient from having to undergo conventional neurosurgical clipping of the brain aneurysm.