When Comparing FMRIs to PET Scans, You Can See That

question 631

Multiple Choice

When comparing fMRIs to PET scans, you can see that:

• A) PET scans provide a much sharper picture than fMRIs.
• B) PET scans use less radioactive glucose than fMRIs.
• C) fMRIs provide a picture of brain activity averaged over seconds rather than the several minutes that PET scans require.
• D) PET scans can be used to study the details of much smaller brain structures than fMRIs.

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