Guest guest Posted March 16, 2001 Report Share Posted March 16, 2001 Thanks, Bernice! It's so funny...20/20 just had a report on diagnosing Alzheimer's with PET scans. They explained how they work. It was quite interesting. in OK --- Bernice Bowers wrote: > I was told by the neurologist at Barrows Institute > in Phoenix, when he did > Ken's PET scan, that they inject nuclear medicine > and when it flows to the > brain they are able to see which part of the brain > is active, and which is > not. They showed me pictures of Ken's and some > spots were totally dark, and > other spots lit up with activity. It has been a > long time ago now, but it > seems to me he said the bright activity areas showed > where the brain was > burning sugar, and the other parts were unable to do > so. > Bernice/Ken dec. 06-23-00 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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