Related Diagnostic Procedures - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>-MRI
-PET
-CT
-Angiogram
-WADA
-SPECT
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>-Uses a
magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed images of the organs
and tissues within your body
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-Cross sectional MRI images are used, but it can also be used to produce
3-D images
PET (Positron Emission Tomography) - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>-Uses
a radioactive drug (aka tracer) to show the functional activity of tissues
and organs
-PET is commonly used in seizure patients to localize the part of the
brain that is causing the seizure activity
-The test evaluates glucose metabolism in the brain using the tracer
(usually FDG)
CT (Computerized Tomography) - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>-Combines
series of x-ray images taken from different angles and then creates
cross-sectional images that look at bones, blood vessels and soft
tissues.
-Faster than an MRI
Angiogram - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>-Minimally invasive test that
uses x-rays and contrasts to visualize vessels in the brain
-Can show aneurysm, AVM, blood clot, stroke
-Used with Wada test
Wada - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>-Also known as an intracarotid
sodium amobarbital study
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