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cerebrospinal fluid analysis
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samples of CSF are examined
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cerebral angiography
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x-ray images of the blood vessel system in the brain after injection of contrast material
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computed tomograpy (CT) of the brain
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x-rays compose a computereized cross-secitonal image of hte brain and spinal cord
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meylography
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x-ray images of the spinal cord after injection of contrast medium into the subarachnoid space
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magnetic resonance imagine (MRI) of the brain
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magnetic and radio waves create an image of eht brain in all three planes
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positron emission tomography (PET) scan
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images produced after injection of radioactive glucose or oxygen
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Doppler/ultrasound studies
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using sound waves to detect blood flow in the carotid and intracranial arteries
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electroencephalography (EEG)
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recording of the elctrical activity of the brain
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lumbar (spinal) puncture (LP)
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CSF is withdrawn from between two lumbar vertebrae
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stereotactic radiosurgery
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use of a specialized instrument ot locate targets in the brain
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gamma knife
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treats deep and often inaccessible intracranial brain tumors adn abnormal blood vessel masses (ateriovenous malformations) without surgical incision
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