Diagnostic testing includes a complete blood count and blood chemistry, urinalysis,
nasal tissue biopsy, a rhinoscopy — a scope placed within the nose — or magnetic resonance imaging.
Not exact matches
Easily accessible from
nasal biopsies, these cells — which belong to nerve
tissues and can differentiate into neurons — constitute an interesting model to identify the genes and proteins whose expression is deregulated in patients with ASD.
Additional testing may include testing of blood and
tissue samples, diagnostic imaging such as ultrasound and radiography,
biopsies of masses, internal organs or bone marrow, and endoscopy including; bronchoscopy (lungs), cystoscopy (bladder & urethra), colonoscopy (colon & small bowel), gastroduodenoscopy (stomach & upper intestines), rhinoscopy (
nasal cavity), laparoscopy (minimally invasive surgery for
biopsies of internal organs).
A procedure called rhinoscopy can be performed to visualize the lining of the
nasal sinuses and to enable the veterinarian to take
tissue biopsies of any fleshy masses or other
tissues that appear to be abnormal.