DaTSCAN scintigraphy (synonyms: dopamine transporter scintigraphy; brain scintigraphy) is a nuclear medicine examination method for imaging specific neurotransmitter transporters in the brain. This imaging examination can be used to check whether Parkinson’s disease or syndromes similar to it are present. Indications (areas of application) Suspicion of Parkinson’s disease* Suspected multisystem atrophy (MSA) – neurological disease … DaTSCAN Scintigraphy
In industrialized countries, diseases of the cerebral vessels (e.g., apoplexy – stroke) rank third in mortality statistics after heart disease and cancer. In Doppler sonography for stroke risk assessment (synonym: stroke check), the neck vessels (carotids and the vertebral arteries) and, if necessary, the large intracranial vessels are examined. In this way, blood flow velocities … Stroke Check: Doppler Sonography for Stroke Risk Assessment
Electroencephalography (EEG) is a method of medical diagnosis used to measure the summed electrical activity of the brain by recording voltage fluctuations on the surface of the head. It is used to detect and localize pathologic changes in brain electrical activity. Indications (areas of application) Seizure tendency of the brain – epileptic seizures; differential diagnosis … Electroencephalography Definition
Electromyography (electromyography; EMG) is a technical examination procedure for measuring electrical muscle activity. It is used to assess muscle function by measuring the electrical activity of a muscle during rest and movement. Indications (areas of application) Muscle weakness – to differentiate between muscle disease, such as muscular dystrophy, or disease of the responsible nerve, such … Electromyography Definition
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the skull (synonyms: cranial MRI; cMRI; brain MRI) – or also called magnetic resonance imaging or NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance imaging) of the skull – refers to a radiological examination procedure in which a magnetic field is used to examine primarily the brain, but also bony portions, vessels, cerebral ventricles … Cranial Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT; German: Einzelphotonen-Emissionscomputertomographie – from the ancient Greek: tome: the cut; graphein: to write) is a functional imaging technique used in nuclear medicine to produce cross-sectional images of living organisms based on the principle of scintigraphy. Similar to positron emission tomography, the production of radiological images is made possible by … Single Photon Emission Tomography
