Pulsatile Tinnitus with Dr. Matthew Amans

Описание: Dr. Matthew Amans, neurointerventional radiologist at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), discusses diagnosis and treatment for pulsatile tinnitus.

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Dr. Matthew Amans is a neurointerventional radiologist at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). His focus is on treating dural arteriovenous fistulas, acute stroke, cerebral aneurysms and idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). Dr. Amans founded the UCSF Pulsatile Tinnitus Clinic. He serves as co-director of the clinic, a team of doctors and researchers that has achieved great success in identifying and curing the underlying causes of pulsatile tinnitus. Dr. Amans also leads a UCSF laboratory dedicated to pulsatile tinnitus and funded by the National Institutes of Health. His research team has developed new noninvasive methods of evaluating blood flow abnormalities in the brain’s vessels, including a way to visualize flow in the cerebral veins. These pioneering efforts illuminate how flow patterns can generate vascular diseases and the perception of sound experienced in pulsatile tinnitus. In addition to diagnostic techniques, the lab has developed novel therapies for vascular diseases, using technologies that disrupt flow. Dr. Amans is a senior member of the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery and a senior member of the American Society of Neuroradiology. He has leadership roles in numerous professional organizations, including the American Society of Neuroradiology, American College of Radiology, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and American Heart Association. He is also a reviewer for various medical journals serving the fields of radiology, neurosurgery and neurology.