How is the brain scan procedure done?
Prior to the scan, you will sit in a comfortable and quiet room and a small intravenous (IV) line will be started. On the day of the concentration study, you will be given a simple computer task to do. The imaging agent will be injected through your IV approximately 5 minutes into the computer task. This will create a “snapshot” of your brain activity during concentration. After a waiting period of approximately 40 minutes, the technologist will take you into the camera room. You will lie down on the padded camera table and be positioned between the 2 camera detectors, which will image your brain. The closer the camera is to your head, the better the images of your brain will be. For the “resting” study (approximately 2 days later), the process is almost the same as the first scan except, instead of doing a computer task during the injection period, you will sit quietly in a comfortable chair for about 25 minutes; the room lights will be dimmed and you will wear sound dampening headpho
