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Joe......do you have a website url on this article....I just had an MRI to rule out a brain tumor and when I asked MD re the PD showing up on the MRI, he said PDd wouldn't show up on an MRI and I'd like to show him this full article...thx..Joan Hartman ----- Original Message ----- From: Carole Hercun <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 6:17 AM Subject: Re: Ultrasound early warning > Hi Joe: Fascinating. Carole H. > > --- "J. R. Bruman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Becker G et al; Neur 1995;45:182-184: > > One might think the brain's bony case prevents > > imaging with the > > simple technique of ultrasound, but it turns out > > that acoustic > > windows make it possible. They compared PD patients > > with healthy > > controls, and found the substantia nigra in the PD > > group to be > > distinctly more reflective than normal. > > > > Berg D et al; Neur 1999;53:1026-1031: > > Extending their work reported 5 years ago (above), > > they checked > > a large number of apparently healthy subjects by > > ultrasound, and > > those subjects whose substantia nigra was more > > reflective were > > found by PET, MRI, and careful clinical examination > > to have signs > > of otherwise unseen latent PD. So, screening by > > transcranial > > ultrasound may provide effective and useful early > > warning. > > > > Cheers, > > Joe > > -- > > J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 > > 3527 Cody Road > > Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013 > > > > > ===== > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com >