Its the same scan, but I thought the comparison to a normal healthy brain is very illustrative of the damage. There is no intentionality in her system.
Darn I shouldn't even be up now, but for a supremely upset infant. larry On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 23:11:58 -0600, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=11 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:151870 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
