8: NEUROIMAGING Flashcards
- CT
- MRI
- ANGIOGRAM
3 STRUCTURAL/ANATOMICAL NEUROIMAGING TECHNIQUES
- ELECTRICAL (EEG)
- METABOLICAL (PET + BOLD fMRI)
2 TYPES OF FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING TECHNIQUES
neuroimaging technique in which a device that uses a computer to analyze data obtained by passing XRAYS thru head at diff angles to produce a 2D pic of a “slice” of the brain
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY (CT)
to find the location of lesion in living brain
GOAL OF CT SCAN/MRI
- bad spatial resolution
- lesions take long to show up on CT
CONS OF CT
neuroimaging technique that involves interactions btwn RADIO WAVES + strong MAGNETIC FIELD to show a “slice” of the brain
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)
- good spatial resolution
- immediate imaging of lesions
PROS OF MRI
neuroimaging technique that measures structure of CEREBRAL BLOOD SUPPLY by injecting bloodstream w contrast agent that makes blood black
ANGIOGRAM
to image ANEURYSMS + other vast defects (ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION)
GOAL OF ANGIOGRAM
abnormal bulge in blood vessel wall that can lead to a brain bleed which can impair/kill smn
ANEURYSM
knotting of blood supply
ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS (AFV)
- HYDROGEN PROTONS = most readily avail atoms in human body
- IN FREE SPACE: H atoms spin in all diff directions
- IN MAGNETIC FIELD (MRI): H atoms = aligned according to magnetic field (net magnetization)
- RADIO FREQ (RF) PULSE provides lil boost of energy to push protons out of alignment w magnetic field
What happens during an MRI?
- protons process around MAIN MAGNETIC AXIS like a spinning top + frequency of procession around axis depends on STRENGTH OF MAGNET
- RF PULSE = used to push protons OUT of alignment
- protons flip back to OG position at end of RF PULSE
HYDROGEN PROTONS SPINNING
neuroimaging technique in which electron cap = placed on scalp to record EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS (ERP) + VISUAL EVOKED POTENTIALS (VEP)
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG)
to diagnose EPILEPSY/SLEEPING DISORDERS
GOAL OF EEG