that's the same scan that's on the university of miami site isn't it? Do you have a link for the MRI comment? I backed out everything from images on and found myself reading about prostitution law. The link looks familiar so I am sure it is tere -- in fact I think this may be where I saw the comment that you don't *need* and MRI to diagnose when the CAT looks like that -- but I'd like to take another look and I just don't have time to dig right now. In fact, right now I gotta go get dd12,
Laters Dana On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 23:14:40 -0500, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I found an interesting comparison of Shiavo's CT scan I mentioned > earlier with that of a normal undamaged brain: > > http://www.amptoons.com/blog/images/schiavo_ct_scan.jpg > > Also according to the same sources, an MRI cannot be done on Terri > Shiavo. In 1992 one of the treatments that was attempted was thalamic > implants - the idea that by stimulating this part of the brain will > aid in recovery, and reduce the parkinsons like tremours Shiavo is > experiencing. The problem is that these implant would have to be > removed before the MRI procedure. MRI's both static and function > involve using very powerful magnets to align the molecules of the > brain. Since the implants are metalic, you can imagine what would > happen if they were still in place once the electromagnets were turned > on - they'd probably rip straight through what is left of her brain. > > So in order to do the MRI you'd have to have some fairly invasive > brain surgery to remove these electrodes first. > > larry > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Homesite Plus with Dreamweaver from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=55 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:151869 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
