Brain Disorders

Brain disorders come in various forms, affecting elder and young alike. PET/CT is being used to help a number of brain disorders including:

• Alzheimer’s
• Epilepsy
• Parkinson’s disease
• Brain tumours

PET/CT can help with the above brain disorders in the following ways:

• Identify characteristic brain images for Alzheimer’s disease in its very early stages.
• Useful in epilepsy assessment
• Helps in the evaluation of vascular disorders, including stroke.
• Used to assess blood flow and the metabolism of the brain to aid the preparation for removing a tumor