Sentences with phrase «photon emission computed»

Getting a SPECT (single - photon emission computed tomography) scan allows our doctors to analyze the blood flow and activity inside your brain.

The study participants underwent a type of brain scan known as single - photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and took a series of computer - based tests designed to gauge real - world cognitive function.

Positron emission tomography (PET), single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been used and, there is also interest in electro - encephalography (EEG).

The data on the prevalence of myocardial ischemia on myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (MPS) in symptomatic patients with zero CACS and low to intermediate risk probability is lacking and controversial.

MRI, positron emission testing (PET scan), functional MRI, computerized tomography (CT scan) and / or single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) to look for scar tissue or other brain abnormalities that may be causing seizures

Results of this research showed that the use of positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), which image physiological functions of the body such as peptide receptor activity, led to dramatically altered dosimetry in all participating patients.

This study used cerebral perfusion imaging with single photon emission computed emission tomography (SPECT) to examine the brains of the largest group of retired and current NFL players investigated to date, a total of 161 individuals with an average age of 52.

In the largest functional brain imaging study to date, the Amen Clinics (Newport Beach, CA) compared 46,034 brain SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) imaging studies provided by nine clinics, quantifying differences between the brains of men and women.

The scan is called single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).

The simplicity and low cost of a smell test — $ 26.95 retail, before additional doctor or hospital charges — make it especially appealing in neurology, a field dominated by positron - emission tomography scans, dopamine transporter single - photon emission computed tomography imaging and other expensive technologies.

Currently, doctors use a variety of imaging techniques and tests to diagnose and monitor prostate cancer including PSA blood tests, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), positron emission tomography (PET), and computerized tomography (CT) scans.

Now, with the help of imaging technology such as single - photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), researchers can see how these experiences play out in the brain.

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He uses a technique called single - photon - emission - computed tomography, or SPECT, a variant of the better - known positron - emission tomography, PET.