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Which Brain do YOU Want ?
HEALTHY BRAIN
Un-HEALTHY BRAIN
Un-HEALTHY BRAIN
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Un-HEALTHY BRAIN
Un-HEALTHY BRAIN
Un-HEALTHY BRAIN
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What SPECT Tells Us
What if mental health was really brain health?
The SPECT images help the clinician understand where the brain is not functioning properly, so they can give a more accurate diagnosis and treatment offering. In our study, the use of SPECT neuroimaging modified the diagnostic thinking and led clinicians to make different, specific treatment recommendations in a high percentage of cases.
Brain SPECT imaging is a form of neuroimaging that reveals the underlying physiology of emotional, behavioral, and cognitive disorders such as:
Question ?
Can you name a medical professional who prescribes medication or treatment without looking at the organ they treat?
Mental Health professionals!
Why SPECT Imaging?
Ways Brain Imaging Helps
A study titled “Specific Ways Brain SPECT Imaging Enhances Clinical Psychiatric Practice” was published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, an authoritative peer-reviewed periodical that contains timely, multidisciplinary information for clinicians and other professionals in the drug abuse field.
The study revealed how brain SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) imaging can help clinicians more accurately diagnose and treat a wide variety of brain conditions by examining the organ responsible for decision-making, behaviors, and overall cognitive functioning.
Co-authored by Dr. Amen, Kristen Willeumier, Ph.D., and Joseph Annibali, M.D., the study asked seven board-certified psychiatrists to evaluate 109 patients’ files without the SPECT images and give their professional diagnoses and recommended treatment.
Why Choose SPECT Imaging ?
After they saw the SPECT scans:
1. 79% of the diagnosis and/or treatment would have been different.
2. 22% of the patients showed unexpected brain injury and toxicity.
3. 60% showed new targets for medication or supplements.
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