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DIAGNOSTIC PROC21780
Stack #21780
Question | Answer |
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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY (EEG) | ELECRODES ON THE SCALP, AMPLITUDE AND FREQUENCY OF BETA, ALPHA, THETA, DELTA BRAIN WAVES; MEASURES BRAIN ELECTRICAL ACITVITY AND IDENTIFIES DYSRTHYTHMIAS, ASYMMETRIES, OR SUPPRESSION BRAIN RHYTHMS. DX OF EPILEPSY, NEOPLASM, STROKE, METABOLIC, DEGENERATIVE |
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC SCAN- CT | DETECT: LESIONS, ABSCESSES, AREAS OF INFARCTION ANEURYSM; SCHIZOPHRENIA BIPOLAR; WITH OR WITHOUT CONTRAST |
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) | HYDROGEN ATOMS; NO CONTRAST DYE; DETECTS BRAIN EDEMA, ISCHEMIA, INFECTION, NEOPLASM, TRAUMA; SCHIZOPHRENIA |
POSITRON EMMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) | IV CONTRAST; INTERPETS SIGNALS & PRODUCES IMAGE; BRAIN FUNCTION, GLUCOSE METABOLISM, OXYGEN BLOOD FLOW NEURO/RECEPT INTERACTION |
SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (SPECT) | SIMILAR TO PET/LONGER ACTING CONTRAST; GAMMA CAMERA ROTATE ABOUT THE HEAD & GATHER DATA; BRAIN FUNCTIONING & CSF CIRCULATION |