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laboratory/ clinical tests
procedures and tests
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Medical
Undergraduate 2
04/18/2006

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cerebrospinal fluid analysis
Definition
samples of CSF are examined
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Cerebral angiography
Definition
xray images of the blood vessel system in the brain after injection of constrast material
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computed tomography *CT* of the brain
Definition
xrays compose a computerized
cross-sectional image of the brain and spinal cord
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myelography
Definition
xrays images of the spinal cord after injection of contrast medium into the subarachonid space
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magnetic resonance imaging
MRI of the brain
Definition
Magnetic and radio waves create an image of the brain in all three planes
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Positron emission tomography

PET scan
Definition
Images produced after injection of radioactive glucose of oxygen
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doppler/ultrasound studies
Definition
using sound waves to detect blood flow in the carotid and intracranial arteries
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electroencephalograyphy

EEG
Definition
recording of the electrical activity of the brain
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lumbar LP
Definition
CSF is withdrawn from between two lumbar vertebrae
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