Dr. Richard A Close M.D.
Neurosurgeon
601 Spruce St Reading PA, 19611Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Richard Close practices Neurological Surgery in Reading, PA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Close prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Education and Training
Temple University School of Medicine 1972
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Comparison of methods for instantaneous angiographic blood flow measurement.
- Comments on "Retrospective motion correction in digital subtraction angiography: a review".
- Regularization method for scatter-glare correction in fluoroscopic images.
- X-ray videodensitometric methods for blood flow and velocity measurement: a critical review of literature.
- Simulating coronary arteries in x-ray angiograms.
- Accuracy assessment of layer decomposition using simulated angiographic image sequences.
- Fluid equations applied to blood flow measurement using digital videodensitometry.
- The management of ruptured intracranial aneurysm in sickle cell anemia. Case report.
- Arteriovenous malformation: a 22-year angiographic follow-up.
Treatments
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Stroke
- Back Pain
- Sciatica
- Pinched Nerve
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
- Lumecca
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