PET Scans of the Brain
Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho.
Figure 1 is a PET scan that shows normal activity in a healthy brain. Figure 2 is a PET scan of a brain in a person with Alzheimer's disease. The gray area outlined on Figure 2 shows lower levels of brain activity.
Credits
| By | Healthwise Staff |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Adam Husney, MD, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Howard Schaff, MD - Diagnostic Radiology |
| Last Revised | July 28, 2011 |