MEG/MSI - Magnetic Source Imaging provides information about the brains function not available through any other procedure.
Cells in the brain, called neurons, constantly talk to each other through a combination of tiny electric currents and chemicals, regardless of whether a person is awake or asleep. MSI/MEG, uses a technique called Magnetoencephalgraphy(Meg) to measure the activity of these neurons. By measuring small magnetic fields of the brain, the location or source of neuron activity can be measured when a person is asleep, reading, remembering a list of words or other tasks.
In combination with other imaging technologies MSI/MEG allows to enhance patient care by developing new non-invasive diagnostic technologies for identifying more accurately where seizures originate in the brain by creating a virtual 3D map of the brains activity. With a detailed description of the seizure, a history highlighting etiological factors, a neurological exam and diagnostic imaging recordings, physicians are better able to determine the best therapy and/or treatment option.
There are currently only 12 of these machines in the world.
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