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True. I had a PET scan at UCLA which I paid for (around $2,000) prior to my DBS in 2003 Ray Rayilyn Brown Director AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation -------------------------------------------------- From: "chew nee kong" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 1:29 AM To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: PET SCANS FOR A MORE ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OF PARKINSON'S > PET scan does help to differentiate Parkinson's from the other types of > parkinsonism. However, due to its expensive cost (which is its main > limitation), PET scan is not routinely used. It is usually reserved for > cases when the diagnosis is uncertain. > > > > NK. > >> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:18:23 -0700 >> From: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: PET SCANS FOR A MORE ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OF PARKINSON'S >> To: [log in to unmask] >> >> Ray >> Rayilyn Brown >> Director AZNPF >> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation >> >> >> >> From: Diane Wyshak >> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 11:29 AM >> To: ray ; dr. Kong >> Subject: PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND THE JOURNEY: PET SCANS FOR A MORE >> ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OF PARKINSON'S >> >> >> >> http://parkinsonsandme.blogspot.com/2010/01/pet-scans-for-more-accurate-diagnosis.html >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >> mailto:[log in to unmask] >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > _________________________________________________________________ > New Windows 7: Simplify what you do everyday. Find the right PC for you. > http://windows.microsoft.com/shop > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn