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What neurological diseases are PET tests suitable for?

Female  26 years old 2018-06-04
Recently, I have always felt migraine and sometimes dizziness, so I want to do a neurological examination. The doctor said that I can do a PET examination. Which neurological diseases is this examination suitable for?

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  • BY Mamie Doris 2018-06-04
    In most cases, PET examination is indeed applicable to the diagnosis of various neurological diseases. PET/CT can complete preoperative lateral positioning, diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (premature Alzheimer's disease), evaluation of mental illness; evaluation of drug addiction or drug treatment; evaluation of brain metabolic status after brain trauma; other brain metabolic functions Obstacle judgment (CO poisoning, etc.); early diagnosis of cerebral ischemic diseases; cerebral oxygen metabolism imaging, brain receptor imaging of Parkinson's disease (18F-FP-CIT imaging), amino acid metabolism of tumor, choline metabolism Imaging etc.
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