Neuropathology and Neuroradiology
Science has a speciality called neuropathology that focuses on diseases of the brain, spinal cord, and neural tissue. Both the central and peripheral nerve systems are involved in this. Either post-mortem autopsy or surgical biopsies are used for tissue examination. Nervous tissue and muscular fibres are frequently tested tissues. The analysis of tissue samples from individuals with Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, mitochondrial disease, and any condition that causes neuronal collapse in the brain or spinal cord are common applications of neuropathology.
Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography, neuroradiology is a branch of radiology that offers complete imaging of the brain, spine, and neck in both paediatric and adult patients (CT). Ultrasound is only occasionally employed, particularly in the paediatric population, and plain radiography is rarely used. Angiography is typically used to diagnose vascular anomalies or to diagnose and characterise masses or other lesions, but CT and MRI angiography and imaging are increasingly replacing angiography in these situations.