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Subject: ADD and PET scans
Category: Health > Conditions and Diseases
Asked by: hipraiser-ga
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Posted: 01 Nov 2004 13:08 PST
Expires: 02 Nov 2004 07:01 PST
Question ID: 423078

I am seeking information on how a PET scan is used to diagnose ADD in adults.

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Subject: Re: ADD and PET scans
From: pinkfreud-ga on 01 Nov 2004 13:22 PST

"PET scans are considered to be very invasive because they involve the
injection of radioactive material into the individual and therefore
are not appropriate for diagnostic purposes. To date only two studies
of Attention Deficit Disorder using PET scans have been conducted."

http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/disorders/adhd.shtml

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