Single photon emission computed tomography

April 13, 2009

ADHD and TBI: Hopes, Cautions, Medication Protocols: CorePsych Radio

CAT and MRI findings: Often miss functional aspects of TBI and cannot differentiate ADHD: Consider having functional brain imaging to see the problems. Brain injury injures function more clearly than it shows anatomically. SPECT and PET are functional imaging processes to evaluate the locality of the brain dysfunction.
January 6, 2009

SPECT Functional Brain Imaging Is Not ‘Mind Reading’

Let's Take the Woo Woo out of New Brain Science Discoveries If you are interested in the science of brain imaging on any level you will be interested in just taking a moment over at CBS 60 Minutes from this past Sunday night.
September 28, 2008

SPECT Brain: NPH-Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Diagnosed with SPECT: Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography - Brain Imaging.
May 25, 2008

Amen, Carlat, SPECT and Psych Evidence for ADD/ADHD: Don’t look, don’t tell?

Carlat says we shouldn't use SPECT for diagnosis? We shouldn't use SPECT tools that we know work to help discover the many missed diagnoses often found under the large umbrella of ADD/ADHD? This question regarding the use of SPECT is more than a simple ADD diagnostic tool.