From:
tansy
Date: 2001-12-12 02:35:00 UTC
Subject: [Ferret-Health-list] Re: Second Try
I have had SPECT scans which are a type of PET scan. I had
them done in Columbia Presbyterian in NYC, but they are
available in most large hospitals I believe.
They showed the perfusion and functioning (or not, in my
case<g>), for different parts of the brain. Each type of
CNS disease or injury causes the brain to function
differently; so the pattern you see in (for instance)
Depression vs. Multiple Sclerosis vs. a stroke vs. Lyme
Disease all translate into different patterns of
functioning in the brain. And they all look different than
a normal brain.
It's not a painful or difficult test, but it does take a
while, during which you need to be still. I fell asleep. I
doubt we'd get that lucky with a fuzzball.
As far as where they would have one, I would guess the
large vet schools, especially in conjunction with a med
school. For instance, I would think the University of
Pennsylvania and Cornell might have them available, though
I have no personal knowledge.
tansy
----- Original Message -----
From: "sukieferret" <sukiecrandall@t...>
To: <Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 10:25 PM
> I asked Steve about PET (Positron Emmission Tomography)
> scans. He said that the last he heard the cost of the
machines
> means that there are few. He thinks that a radioactive
sugar is
> injected and it maps the sugar usage so it can show what
brain
> areas are used.
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