The surgeon has yet to swing by but we did get a visitor that was a sort of assistant for a specialist. The specialist is going to be bringing John down for another brain scan tomorrow morning. Unlike the MRI machine which uses magnets, this procedure (MSI?) measures the brain activity by measuring the brains electromagnetic field while responding to various stimuli. The stimulious they test the brain for is sensory, motor and speech. The idea behind doing this is so they can determine where the mass ends and active brain begins. Once this is determined they will use this data along with the MRI information and be able to make more educated decisions if and when he goes under a knife.
A fun fact about the MSI machine, apparently there are only 15 of these machines in the country and the technology is pretty cutting edge even though it's 10 years old.
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