My question is, Upon examining a brain cat scan, would the operator/consultant, see any difference within the brain between an age related condition, and a person who have had a mini stroke, would it affect different areas of the brain for instance? would be gratefull for any information on the subject.Re cat brain scan?
a brain i.e. atrophied from age is easily recognisable by the radiologists (the brain shrinks and sulci and gyri are still noticeable) a stroke is see as an area of hypo or hyper density (depending what type of infarct it is and when it occurred) the nouns affected within the brain will be the area surrounded by which the infarct is (unless there is midline shift) The radiologists are exceedingly skilled as they look at brain scans everyday :-)
p.s it is call a CT scan now-CAT is the old permanent status for it.
Yes, feel sure they would be capable of differentiate. A stroke would be obvious, as it is a bleed. The ageing process doesn't craft changes similar to that. An MRI scan would be much more accurate though.
modern cat scans although I'm no expert can landscape the brain into 1mm slices from any angle. and the same for any other constituent of the body. i'm guessing here but a mini stroke would show up as accumulated blood hard by or around a major blood vessel or capillary. age related illness would be probably density or tissue damage. dont you be worrying yourself. the consultants would see any incapacitate or illness right away.
Friday, December 2, 2011
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