Prospective localization of epileptogenic foci: Comparison of PET and SPECT with site of surgery and clinical outcome

Radiology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 375-380

  Mastin, Suzanne T ^a   Drane, Walter E ^a   Gilmore, Robin L ^a   Helveston, Wendell R ^a   Quisling, Ronald G ^a   Roper, Steven N ^a   Eikman, Edward A ^b,c   Browd, Samuel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b St Joseph Positron Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emission CT (ECT), comparative studies; Epilepsy

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029998908     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.199.2.8668781     Document Type: Article

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