Neuroimaging Flashcards
1
Q
Structural Imaging
A
CT
MRI
DTI
2
Q
Functional Imaging
A
PET (FDG-PET)
SPECT
fMRI
3
Q
When structural imagining is used
A
-TBI
-Strokes
-Tumors
-Degenerative disease
-Infection
4
Q
What CT & MRI look at
A
Abnormalities & brain density
5
Q
Why use CT
A
-More accesible in ERs
-Lower cost
-Quicker
6
Q
Why use MRI
A
-More detail
-Detects smaller issues
7
Q
Why use DTI
A
-Structure of white matter in the brain
8
Q
What functional imagining look at
A
-Glucose consumption
-Oxygen consumption
*Blood flow
9
Q
PET & SPECT uses
A
-Injection of radio active tracers
10
Q
fMRI uses
A
-magnetic fields & radio waves
