- For Patients
- Introduction to the Marshall Protocol
- Length of the MP
- Immunopathology
- Managing immunopathology
- Food and drink
- Light restriction
- Vitamin D metabolite calculator - get feedback on vitamin D results
- Therapeutic probe - best method for determining MP suitability
- Starting the Marshall Protocol
- Resources for patients
- Marshall Protocol summary
- Palliative vs. curative treatments
- Patient interviews on Bacteriality
- Non-MP treatments
- Glossary
- The Protocol
- Marshall Protocol summary
- Publications and presentations
- Science behind immunopathology
- Science behind olmesartan (Benicar)
- Safety of olmesartan
- Resources for physicians
- Vitamin D metabolite calculator - get feedback on vitamin D results
- Therapeutic probe - best method for determining MP suitability
- Physicians' concerns about the MP
- Notice for emergency medical personnel
- The Pathogenesis
- Publications and presentations
- Science behind Marshall Pathogenesis
- Microbes in the human body
- Successive infection and variability in disease
- Autoimmune theory of disease
- Science behind vitamin D
- Metabolism of vitamin D and the VDR
- Th1 Spectrum Disorder - how chronic inflammatory diseases are related
- Transmission of bacteria and onset of chronic disease
- Evolutionary perspective on disease
- Incidence and prevalence of disease
- Evidence that chronic disease is caused by pathogens
- Diseases
- Foundation
- Related Sites
Imaging tests including MRI, CT scan, and X-rays
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a test that produces very clear pictures, or images, of the human body without the use of x-rays. MRI uses a large magnet, radio waves and a computer to produce these images as described here.
64-slice CT scanner. Beta blockers are usually given in conjunction with this type of scan, and an IV contrast material is used. Evidently the contrast dose is lower but the radiation exposure is higher, compared to the older 16-slice CT scans.
A patient undergoing an abdominal CT scan receives over 50 times more radiation than in a standard X-ray.
Xrays are very subjective in interpretation. It is best to get the original radiographer's reports (usually available from the lab who took the Xray films)
Risk is not only from radiation exposure, but may arise from dyes used, depending on individual sensitivity, so it is prudent to ask what contrast agents are in use for the proposed scan.