Diagnostic Tests and Screenings

Although the common symptoms of most spine problems are leg, arm, neck or back pain, the underlying cause of that pain can be different for everyone. Morristown Medical Center and Overlook Medical Center’s spine treatment specialists believe the first step towards successful treatment is accurate diagnostic testing of spine, neck and back pain, offered through Atlantic Neuroscience Institute and our orthopedic department.

Morristown Medical Diagnostic Services

At Morristown Medical’s Neuroradiology Department, board-certified, fellowship-trained neuroradiologists help diagnosis and monitor a wide range of neurological conditions, including disorders of the brain, spine and nervous system.

Our advanced neuroradiology and neurophysiology diagnostics include:

• 64-slice computed tomography (CT) scanners
• Biplane neuroangiography
• Digital mobile units to support trauma patients
• Electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) short bore and wide bore scanners
• Neurophysiological testing, such as routine electroencephalogram (EEG), video monitored EEG, 24-hour ambulatory EEG and evoked potentials
• Positron emission tomography (PET)/CT scanner

Overlook Medical Diagnostic Services

Overlook Medical’s Neuroradiology Department diagnoses adults with diseases of the head, neck, spine and brain, including conditions caused by trauma, diseases of the blood vessels, stroke and tumors.

Our advanced neuroradiology and neurophysiology diagnostics include:

• Angiography, including biplane neuroangiography
• Computed axial tomography (CT) scan, including:
  • 320-slice CT scan
  • CT angiography and perfusion imaging
• Electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies
• Functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• MRI, including MR angiography
• MRI with diffusion and perfusion imaging
• Neurophysiological testing, such as routine electroencephalogram (EEG), video monitored EEG, 24-hour ambulatory EEG and evoked potentials
• Positron emission tomography (PET)
• Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
• X-ray

In addition, Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the center for Physical Therapy and Sports Rehabilitation at Morristown Medical, and Overlook Medical’s outpatient physical rehabilitation offers diagnostic services for patients with spine, neck and back pain.

Pediatric Spine, Neck and Back Pain Diagnostics

For younger patients, our child neurology and developmental medicine departments collaborate with our pediatric neurosurgeons and other specialists at Goryeb Children’s Hospital at Morristown Medical and Goryeb Children’s Center at Overlook Medical to help diagnose children suffering from spine, neck and back pain.

Our state-of-the-art diagnostic technology for pediatric neurology includes:

• Neurophysiological testing: routine electroencephalogram (EEG), video monitored EEG, 24 hour ambulatory EEG, evoked potentials
• Electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies
• MRI
• Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
• CT scanning, 3D reconstruction CT
• Angiography