beala Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Has anyone ever had a spect scan before ? Our son's Dr. would like our son to have one done since his brainfog is so bad.We have not be able to find anything to help..Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sonotech Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 I have never heard of a "spect scan". I worked in hospital radiology departments for years and this is new to me, so I don't know what to tell you.What is is supposed to check for?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia3 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticl...article328.htmlBeen around since the 70's though mainly just used for research until recent years.Mentioned a lot in CFID's Chronicles in the 90's with study about brain flow in CFS pts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimba Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Brain fog is a big problem for me too, so if anyone gets any answers about how this test can help, please share. I read the article, but it more info would be helpful.Thanks - Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtkim Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 A SPECT scan is a study similar to a CT scan or a PET scan. The patient is injected with a radionuclide and the study is performed to provide information about blood flow to tissue. Analyzing blood flow to an organ may help determine how well that organ is functioning.Tissues absorb the radionuclide as it circulates in the blood. A camera rotates around the patient and picks up the radionuclide particles.This information is picked up by a computer that translates the informatoin into 3/D pictures. The study measures cellular/tissue change. The radionuclides are absorbed by healthy tissue at a rate that is different than diseased tissue. Sounds pretty much like a CT scan or a PET scan. Hope this helps,Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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