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Yes it can. This is because fMRI technology can be used to create images of oxygen use in various brain areas. It can be assumed that when an area is active, it consumes oxygen. Therefore, fMRI can identify whether or not a region is active or not during a process when it should be according to the norm.
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What scan is used to identify which brain areas are most active when a person is suffering from schizophrenia?
You usually cannot diagnose schizophrenia from a simple brain scan. However, long-term damage to the brain from schizophrenia can sometimes be assessed by a MRI scan.
Can arachnoiditis show on Mri in the brain as lesions?
Yes, a arachnoidtis will show on an MRI. This will show up on an MRI as a brain lesion, but doctors will furthur be able to determine exactly what the lesion is from.
Which type of brain diagnostic tool is best for detecting enlarged fluid-filled regions in patients with schizophrenia?
The MRI would detect enlarged vesicles.
Can schizophrenia be detected through mri?
Although sometimes in the late stages of schizophrenia physiological changes can be detected, schizophrenia cannot be detected through MRI alone.
Is there a difference in an brain MRI of a gay person?
No they function the same as the rest.
How would spinal cancer show on an MRI?
An MRI may show brain changes in a patient that has bacterial meningitis. However, the diagnosis is not given based on images alone.
What is contrast mri?
An MRI with contrast means that a person who is getting the MRI will be given a dye or other medication which will show better what part the doctor is interested in.
Will an MRI show a brain aneurysm?
If it's a structural MRI, it will show you a picture of the structure of your brain, allowing you to see the shape and location of different brain areas. Since the 'normal' layout of the brain is known, an individual's brain can then be compared to the 'normal' brain to check for abnormalities like bleeding in the brain, or tumors, or signs of cell death, etc. If it's a functional MRI (fMRI), it shows the activity of brain regions. For example, if you scan a person who is not looking at anything, you will see an image of the brain activity. Now, if you scan this same person while they are looking at something, you will see that the areas responsible for visual processing have a higher level of activity. Subtracting the amount of activity from the image taken when the person wasn't looking at something from the image taken when they were will let you determine how much this brain region activated in response to what you showed them.
What does dark fluid mean in a MRI of the brain?
my MRI of my brain says there is dark fluid what does this mean
Meaning on chronic microangiopathy on brain MRI report?
Meaning of chronic microangiopathy on brain MRI report
How is a diagnosis of Arnold-Chiari malformation made?
An Arnold-Chiari malformation is diagnosed with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) . An MRI uses magnetism and radio waves to produce a picture of the brain and show the crowding of the space between the brain and spinal cord.
Does an EEG show brain tumor?
Only a MRI can tell for sure
