Posted by bob on January 10, 2002, at 23:14:22
In reply to Re: Old School nailed it » OldSchool, posted by manowar on January 10, 2002, at 20:47:45
I'm not so convinced about SPECT imaging, or any other imaging to help in out *treatment* of our diseases. For example, say a person consults a psychiatrist complaining of classic OCD behavior and depression. Then the patient is referred for a SPECT scan and it is confirmed that, indeed, the specific areas of the brain involved in those aberrations are indeed not functioning properly. How would that change the treatment? What if the person was refractory to the meds, then what would the scan bring to the table? I agree that mapping out the specific areas associated with behavioral/psychological problems is a necessary part of the evolution of our treatment of these conditions, but it doesn't change what tools are currently at our disposal.
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