Brain based disorders, whether organic or induced by toxic exposure or traumatic insults, affect the daily lives of millions of people in the United States. CereScan is committed to bringing its specialized clinical process utilizing high definition SPECT imaging to contribute to neuroscience. We are dedicated to delivering better diagnostic information, faster, to physicians. This results in a higher level of care, in a timelier manner, for the patient.
Using state-of-the-art SPECT imaging cameras and the most advanced interpretive software in the world, CereScan Brain Imaging Centers are specifically designed to assist in identifying the underlying biological causes of brain disorders CereScan provides referring doctors a comprehensive clinical report, including a quantified analysis of your patient’s brain function, to assist you in making your diagnosis and formulating your treatment protocol.
CereScan’s specialized brain imaging process includes the following elements:
- Latest available SPECT imaging cameras. CereScan does not utilize out-of-date, or refurbished
equipment. Our cameras are the latest available, new SPECT gamma cameras from leading manufacturers like Siemens Medical Systems. Our
cameras give the best image quality available today and use an open, non-claustrophobic configuration for enhanced patient comfort.
- Specialized brain imaging and reconstruction software. We use three different software packages that are specifically developed for functional brain imaging. Our software is available only in a relatively few facilities in the United States and results in the most accurate image interpretation possible.
- Quantified findings. Using our specialized software allows our doctors to directly correlate regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in each region of your patient’s brain with age and sex-delineated normal databases using a process known as statistical parametric analysis. This provides valid quantified results to ensure consistent interpretations.
- Extensive patient database. CereScan’s proprietary database of more than 2200 previously scanned patients provides our doctors thousands of images of patients who have previously received SPECT brain scans. This gives our doctors an extensive library of brain scans for reference and research purposes.
- Specially trained, board certified physicians. Our neuropsychiatric reports are co-read by both nuclear medicine physicians and psychiatrists who have extensive training in functional brain imaging. You can be assured that their qualifications are unsurpassed.
- Patient centered staff and facility. Our clinical staff members are specially trained to work with people who have cognitive issues or neuropsychiatric concerns. Our facilities are designed to be open, comfortable and easily accessible. Your patient’s experience will pleasant and reassuring.
- A focused clinical process specifically developed for neuropsychiatric patients. Every aspect of our clinical process is designed to provide the best possible care, the most accurate findings, and most informative results possible. Our proprietary process includes clinical intakes and one or more structured neuropsychiatric assessment conducted by Masters-level clinicians, brain scans performed by certified technologists, educational sessions available from specially trained clinicians, and doc-to-doc consults that allow you to review your case directly with the reading physician.
- Commitment to quality, integrity and best medical practices: All our findings are supported by current medical research and our reports contain the relevant citations for your verification. Our equipment, software and pharmaceuticals are FDA approved and maintained by certified technical staff. Our facilities are licensed by the state health department and we subscribe to all application standards that govern nuclear medicine imaging facilities. We constantly strive to maintain the safest, highest quality operations possible.
The Result: When you send your patients to CereScan for a brain scan, you can be assured they will receive the best possible care in a highly functional, technologically superior imaging facility. You will receive a comprehensive, research-backed report that provides specific quantified findings, supported by clinical indications and neuropsychiatric test results. All this is designed to give you the highest level of confidence that you are receiving the best available information about your patient’s brain function.
To obtain a sample CereScan report to see for yourself the results of this finely tuned brain-imaging process, click on the PDF link to the right to downland a sample report.
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