Which diagnostic imaging procedure would the nurse prepare the client for to determine neurotransmitter-receptor interaction?

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1.This is incorrect. EEG measures brain electrical activity; identifies dysrhythmias, asymmetries, or suppression of brain rhythms; and is used in the diagnosis of epilepsy, neoplasm, stroke, metabolic, or degenerative disease.
2.This is incorrect. A CT scan measures accuracy of brain structure to detect possible lesions, abscesses, areas of infarction, or aneurysm. CT scans have also identified various anatomical differences in clients with schizophrenia, organic mental disorders, and bipolar disorder.
3.This is incorrect. MRI measures the anatomical and biochemical statuses of various segments of the brain and detects brain edema, ischemia, infection, neoplasm, trauma, and other changes, such as demyelination. Morphological differences have been noted in the brains of clients with schizophrenia when compared with control subjects.
4.This is correct. PET scan measures specific brain functioning, such as glucose metabolism, oxygen utilization, blood flow, and, of particular interest in psychiatry, neurotransmitter-receptor interaction.

Which Diagnostic Imaging Procedure Would the Nurse Prepare the Client