#108: Imagery for Neurology, Installment #3

February 8th, 2008 Author: admin

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Imagery and images for neurology professionals: part 2 of a 2-part mini series.

Today’s show: Second part of the interview with Dr. Daniel Amen, MD and Dr. Douglass. They discuss the accuracy of SPECT images for ‘imaging human behavior,’ and the accuracy of SPECT scans for diagnosing preclinical and clinical Alzheimer’s disease. They’ll also touch upon the potential quagmire of neuroethical issues related to the health insurance industry, particularly when insurance companies may discriminate against patients who test positive for Alzheimer’s based on SPECT neuroimaging, or based on positive tests for the APO E-4 allele (the Alzheimer’s ‘risk gene’).

For more information about SPECT scanning and the Amen Clinics: www.AmenClinics.com.

Next week’s show: It will be the first of a four-part Reap the Sleep series on Sleep Medicine - with focus on sleep apnea. We’ll interview sleep medicine experts Drs. Michael Littner and Jay Puangco.

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