Brain & Spine

Lumbar X-ray for low back pain is a commonly ordered test that offers a quick, relatively inexpensive look at the lumbar or lower spine vertebra. Lumbar X-rays only show bones…

Subdural hemorrhage is a bleed inside the head along the surface of the brain. The bleed is located between dura and arachnoid layers of the meninges or covering of the…

Midline shift is a term used to describe a shift of the brain structures to the side of the head. Normally the brain is symmetric from side to side and…

Chronic small vessel disease or chronic microvascular ischemic changes is a very common finding on head CT as we age. Some radiologists refer to this as age related white matter…

Head ct is a starting point for many symptoms that your doctor believes originate in the head. A head ct is a painless test done in a donut shaped machine…