The FMRI Has Several Important Advantages Over the PET Scan

question 7

Multiple Choice

The fMRI has several important advantages over the PET scan. Which of the following is not one of those advantages?

• A) it can provide images of both brain structures and brain activities
• B) it requires no injections of radioactive tracers
• C) it can identify locations of activity with greater precision than a PET scan
• D) It can detect changes in under 5 minutes, versus the 20 minutes required by a PET scan

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