Neuroradiology is the branch of radiology that images the brain, spine, spinal cord, head and neck. These organs are protected by bone and cannot be examined directly, so scans often provide the first clear evidence of stroke, tumour, bleeding, infection or nerve compression.

A neurologist or neurosurgeon usually refers people seeking a radiologist in Mumbai for neurological imaging at Apex after they experience symptoms like sudden weakness, severe headache, seizures, dizziness, or back pain with leg numbness. The radiologist selects CT when speed is important, as in suspected stroke or head injury, and MRI when fine detail of soft tissue is required.

Reports describe the finding, its location and what it may mean, and the treating doctor combines the results with the examination. Not every scan abnormality causes symptoms, so results are always read in clinical context.

Neuroradiology services include:

• Brain CT and MRI: Imaging for headache, seizures, head injury, infection and tumours, with CT used for rapid detection of bleeding and MRI for small lesions and swelling.
• Stroke Imaging: CT, CT angiography and MR angiography that show whether a stroke is caused by a clot or bleeding and which vessel is affected, guiding urgent treatment.
• Spine and Nerve Imaging: MRI of the neck and back to identify disc herniation, canal narrowing, cord compression and nerve root irritation causing arm or leg pain.
• Head, Neck and Vascular Imaging: Scans of the sinuses, skull base, thyroid region and brain arteries, and catheter angiography when blood vessel disease needs closer study.