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If you are referring to a medical brain scan, it is performed on patients when their doctor suspects there might be some type of issue (i.e. trauma, cancer, degenerative disease such as Alzheimer's) with the brain. A brain scan might also be performed if a doctor wants to be sure all parts are functioning properly.
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How do you find brain damage?
several ways - CAT scans, PET scans, ECG scans...check it up with ur doctor
How can doctors tell what area of the brain I'm using?
PET scans or fMRI scans can indicate which portions of the brain are active at given points in time.
How can epilepsy be tested?
There are different types of scans of the brain and the electrical activity in it that are used to test if people have epilepsy. When they are being scanned they will be subjected to different stimuli, to see how their brain reacts.
Can a brain scan detect schizophrenia?
A brain scan cannot detect schizophrenia, although many people with schizophrenia do have abnormal brain scans. The brain damage is not apparent until the disease has already progressed far enough to show clear signs of schizophrenia.
What are the advantages of Positron emission tomography?
PET scans can see inside the brain
What more complex brain scans would probably follow an EEG to help a person with migraine seizures?
fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) scans
Can ct brain scan detect autism?
No, autism isn't detectable on CT scans.
What are the responsibilities of radiologists?
To do CAT scans and MRI scans on people so you can diagnose them with a disease
Can PET scans identify individuals with personality disorders?
Yes and no. PET scans can detect the deterioration of brain cells such as in Alzheimer's Disease, etc. PET scans can also show that the 2 chemicals in the brain are not balanced and therefore can cause a person to become depressed (many different forms of depression) but it is up to a psychiatrist to determine what type of depression the person has.
Do brain scans show the difference between homosexuals and heterosexuals?
There is no neuroimaging technique that can definitively show a difference between the brains of homosexuals and heterosexuals. Sexual orientation is complex and influenced by a combination of genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors. Brain scans may reveal variations in certain brain regions, but these differences are not specific to sexual orientation.
What was made possible by computers vaccines brain scans x-rays or heart surgery?
heart surgery
What type of scans give the most high quality images of the soft tissues of the brain?
MRI
