Ictal perfusion brain SPECT in pediatric patients with intractable epilepsy: A multidisciplinary approach

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 219-222

  Davis, Royal T ^a   Treves, S Ted ^a   Packard, Alan B ^a   Farley, Judith B ^a   Amoling, Ronald K ^a   Ulanski, James S ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy; Epileptogenic; Ictal; Multidisciplinary; Spect; Technetium 99m bicisate

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE ETHYL ESTER TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NURSE; RADIATION DOSE; SAFETY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STAFF TRAINING; TIME;

EID: 0029835734     PISSN: 00914916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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