What Is Neurointervention? A Guide to Minimally Invasive Brain and Blood Vessel Procedures

Illustration showing a catheter-guided neurointervention procedure for brain blood vessels

Neurointervention is a specialized medical field that uses thin catheters, advanced imaging, and specialized devices or medicines to diagnose and treat selected conditions affecting blood vessels of the brain, head, neck, and sometimes spine. It is also known as interventional neuroradiology or endovascular neurosurgery. Unlike conventional operations that may require opening the skull, many neurointerventional […]