Word from the Division Chief

Welcome to the website for the Division of Neuroradiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill! I am pleased that you are looking through our site and hope that the information contained herein is helpful to you.

The Neuroradiology division in the UNC Department of Radiology comprises five diagnostic attending neuroradiologists, three to four fellows and three associated neurointerventional specialists from the Division of Interventional Neuroradiology.  We have five clinical 1.5T and two 3.0T MR.  Our new outpatient facility houses two MR units and one CT scanner.  Our division provides interpretation of images for one distant outpatient facility including CT, MRI, and Doppler sonography.

We also have a dedicated full-body 3.0T in our research facilities. There are eight CT scanners (including a dual source and a 128-slice).  A flat plate CT "Xoran" scanner for ENT work is also in operation. We have two biplane angiographic units in a dedicated Neurovascular suite, as well as access to five additional angiographic rooms and one CT scanner in the general Vascular/Interventional division. A dedicated MR spectroscopist also enhances our research and clinical capabilities.  Two PET CT scanners complement our equipment and cyclotron will be operating by the end of 2011.

The Neuroradiology division performs close to 15,000 CT studies, 15,000 MRI studies, 400 diagnostic angiograms, 150 neurointerventional cases, and over 200 spinal invasive procedures per year.

Alongside our main hospital we also have dedicated Neurosciences, Women’s, Pediatric and Cancer Hospitals. We have a strong working relationship with the Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurology, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Psychiatry , Department of Anesthesia, School of Dentistry and School of Computer Sciences.