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SPECT scans: can they be used to diagnose ME/CFS?

Discussion in 'Laboratory and genetic testing, medical imaging' started by Dolphin, Aug 20, 2019.

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  1. Sarah94

    Sarah94 Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    Yes and if you don't agree with X's theory of ME (or even just state the fact that it hasn't been proved) then you are an enemy of all real ME sufferers!
     
    Sarah94, Oct 6, 2019
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  2. NelliePledge

    NelliePledge Moderator Staff Member

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    Right and you probably don’t have real ME yourself
     
    NelliePledge, Oct 6, 2019
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  3. WillowJ

    WillowJ Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    That part is true, but I haven't seen any evidence that SPECT is currently considered reliable.

    This I think is a lot of why. We now have better techniques.


    I don't know if they've used that particular marker, but here's an abstract of an overview mentioning a different marker that is being used with PET.
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30687207

    Here's another abstract of a PET study from a different group:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30416112
     
    WillowJ, Oct 7, 2019
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