Several years ago, ten perhaps, I read an article in The New York Times Sunday Magazine which described Pet Scan in a metaphor which I haven't forgotten:to wit: (loosely) CT scan is the road map of the brain; Pet Scan tells how the traffic is running. Since that time considerable advances have been made in ths type of technology which this amateur has yet to fathom. [log in to unmask] (Mary Manfredi) fourscore plus three/dx16