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Michigan brain injury lawyers frequently represent clients who have received SPECT scan testing as part of their diagnosis and treatment. Victims of traumatic accidents often must undergo many tests to determine the extent of their injuries.
Individuals with brain injuries or closed head injuries many times will receive a SPECT scan test (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, which is a type of nuclear imaging test that shows how blood flows to tissues and organs).
A SPECT scan integrates two technologies to view your body: computed tomography (CT) and a radioactive material (tracer). The tracer is what allows doctors to see how blood flows to tissues and organs.
Before the SPECT scan, the injured person is injected with a chemical that is radiolabled, meaning it emits gamma rays that can be detected by the scanner. The test differs from a PET scan in that the chemical stays in the blood stream rather than being absorbed by surrounding tissues, thereby limiting the images to areas where blood flows. SPECT scans are cheaper and more readily available than higher resolution PET scans.
The computer collects the information emitted by the gamma rays and translates them into two-dimensional cross-sections. These cross-sections can be added back together to form a 3D image of the brain.
A SPECT scan is primarily used to view how blood flows through arteries and veins in the brain. Tests have shown that it might be more sensitive to brain injury than either MRI or CT scanning because it can detect reduced blood flow to injured sites.
SPECT scanning is also useful for pre-surgical evaluation of medically uncontrolled seizures. The test can be performed between seizures (interictal) or during a seizure (ictal) to determine blood flow to areas where the seizures originate.
This type of scanning is also useful in diagnosing stress fractures in the spine (spondylolysis), blood deprived (ischemic) areas of brain following a stroke, and tumors.
Our Michigan brain injury lawyer firm often obtains copies of the actual films to show to a jury and explain how the actual structure of the brain has been affected by the injury. A neurologist or neuropsychologist can then explain how this injury has impacted the life of the client.
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