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From: efong@teri.bio.uci.edu (Eugene Fong)
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Date: 2 Apr 91 16:12:26 GMT
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In article <1991Apr2.062447.1876@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov>, mathew@jane.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Mathew Yeates) writes:
|> >
|> >PS: Anybody into neuro imaging?
|> >
|> >-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|> 
|> now that you mention it ....
|> 
|> How can I tell from a CT how much damage has been done to the brain of
|> an aneurism patient. What do I look for?
|> 
|> Also, what are the relative merits of CT, PET, SPECT and MRI? Can
|> anything important be learned besides what is available in a CT?
|> 
|> Finally, can the patients prospect for a recovery be determined from
|> any of the above tests? (the patient is a relative)
|> 
|> Thanks
|> 
|> Mathew Yeates
|> mathew@jane.jpl.nasa.gov

Speaking about imaging does anyone do quantitative measures of
brain volume from MRI scans.  This would be very useful in noting
the amount of atrophy present
-- 
Eugene Fong