BRAIN ARC SERVICES
EEG Data Collection
- EEG data is collected for patients referred by their personal clinician. All analysis will be completed by the referring clinician.
Functional EEG Analysis
- Neurological Evaluation of EEG
- Using Quantitative Electroencephalography processing techniques and analytic software , we assist in determining which areas of the brain are engaged and processing efficiently.
Functional EEG Analysis with Event Related Potentials
Best value! A Functional EEG and ERP evaluation gives more information for less cost.- Complete assessment: Data collection,analysis, report with recommendations and neurologist report.
- Understand how your brain processes your daily experiences by measuring the time it takes for the brain to process sensory stimuli.
Neurological Evaluation of EEG
- A board certified neurologist will read your EEG and provide a written report.
- Does not include Functional EEG or Event Related Potentials Analysis.
Computerized Neurocognitive Assessment
- A non-invasive clinical neurocognitive testing procedure to efficiently and objectively assess a broad spectrum of brain function performance or domains under challenge.
Continuous Performance Test for ADHD (TOVA)
- Preliminary screening tool to measure attention processing speed and variability of performance which can also measure progress in treatment programs such as medication or executive function training.
PACKAGES
Package A
- Initial Functional EEG Analysis
- Event Related Potentials
- Neurology Report
- Follow up Assessment on:
- Functional EEG
- Event Related Potentials (ERP)
- Comparison of inital and follow up assessments.
Package B
- Includes all in Package A
- Plus a Neurology report follow up assessment.
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Comparison of Brain Imaging Tests
fMRI
What does it measure:
Functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, is a technique for measuring brain activity. It works by detecting the changes in blood oxygenation and flow that occur in response to neural activity – when a brain area is more active it consumes more oxygen and to meet this increased demand blood flow increases to the active area. fMRI can be used to produce activation maps showing which parts of the brain are involved in a particular mental process.
PROS
1. It is non-invasive and doesn’t involve radiation, making it safe for the subject.
2. It has excellent spatial and good temporal resolution.
3. It is easy for the experimenter to use.
CONS
Measures the secondary effect instead of measuring the neural electric activity
COST
2014:according to recently released Medicare pricing data analyzed by NerdWallet Health, the average cost of an MRI in the U.S. is $2,611
CT Scan
What does it measure:
Computed tomography (CT) scanning builds up a picture of the brain based on the differential absorption of X-rays. During a CT scan the subject lies on a table that slides in and out of a hollow, cylindrical apparatus. An x-ray source rides on a ring around the inside of the tube, with its beam aimed at the subjects head. After passing through the head, the beam is sampled by one of the many detectors that line the machine’s circumference. Images made using x-rays depend on the absorption of the beam by the tissue it passes through.
PROS
1. Helps detect diseases
2. good accuracy
CONS
Bone and hard tissue absorb x-rays well, air and water absorb very little and soft tissue is somewhere in between. Thus, CT scans reveal the gross features of the brain but do not resolve its structure well.
COST
2015: Unfortunately, there isn’t a standard price for CT scans. The price depends on where you live, the negotiating power of the provider who administers the scan and your insurance provider. According to New Choice Health, the national average cost of a brain CT scan is $1,200.
PET
What does it measure:
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) uses trace amounts of short-lived radioactive material to map functional processes in the brain. When the material undergoes radioactive decay a positron is emitted, which can be picked up be the detector. Areas of high radioactivity are associated with brain activity.
PROS
CONS
1. Procedure is invasive
2. measures the secondary effect instead of measuring the neural activity.
COST
2016: the cost of a PET scan in Pennsylvania ranges from $1,771 to $2,086.
EEG
What does it measure:
Electroencephalography (EEG) is the measurement of the electrical activity of the brain by recording from electrodes placed on the scalp. The resulting traces are known as an electroencephalogram (EEG) and represent an electrical signal from a large number of neurons.EEGs are frequently used in experimentation because the process is non-invasive to the research subject
PROS
1. EEGs are frequently used in experimentation because the process is non-invasive to the research subject
2. The EEG is capable of detecting changes in electrical activity in the brain on a millisecond-level.
3. It is one of the few techniques available that has such high temporal resolution. 4. produces high temporal resolution in order of milliseconds.
4. capable of measuring fast changes of neuro-physiologic process.
5. EEG data for cognitive tasks indicate much more plausible results to achieve spatiotemporal mapping of event related responses in the human brain.
CONS
EEG provides poor spatial resolution, meaning images displaying the data are not three dimensional.
COST
2018: $785
Sources:
R. F. Ahmad, A. S. Malik, N. Kamel and F. Reza, “EEG-fMRI combination for better understanding of brain functions: Pros and cons,” 2015 IEEE International Conference on Signal and Image Processing Applications (ICSIPA), Kuala Lumpur, 2015, pp. 278-281.
doi: 10.1109/ICSIPA.2015.7412204
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