Refractory epilepsy: Comparison of MR imaging, CT, and histopathologic findings in 117 patients

Radiology

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 97-105

  Bronen, Richard A ^a   Fulbright, Robert K ^a   Spencer, Dennis D ^a   Spencer, Susan S ^a   Kim, Jung H ^a   Lange, Robert C ^a   Sutilla, Constance ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain, abnormalities; Brain, CT; Brain, MR; Epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY;

EID: 0029836208     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.201.1.8816528     Document Type: Article

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