You go to a neurologist because of headaches. You are told that the doctor would like to get some images of your brain and that the procedure involves a technique in which a narrow X-ray beam will be passed through your head. You know a little bit about brain study techniques and realize that the doctor is suggesting a(n)

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The technique described involves passing a narrow X-ray beam through the head, which is characteristic of a CAT (or CT) scan. MRI and PET scans do not involve X-rays but use magnetic and radioactive substances, respectively, to produce images of the brain. Autopsy is not a brain study technique but a post-mortem examination of the body to determine the cause of death.

You Go to a Neurologist Because of Headaches