An automated injection system (with patient selection) for SPECT imaging in seizure localization

Epilepsia

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1350-1356

  Sepkuty, J P ^a   Lesser, R P ^a   Civelek, C A ^a   Cysyk, B ^a   Webber, R ^a   Shipley, R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated; Ictal; Injection system; Ligand; SPECT

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032432336     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb01336.x     Document Type: Article

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