Effect of injection time on postictal SPET perfusion changes in medically refractory epilepsy

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 830-836

  Avery, Robert A ^a   Spencer, Susan S ^a   Spanaki, Marianna V ^a   Corsi, Maria ^a   Seibyl, John P ^a   Zubal, I George ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Perfusion; Postictal; Quantitative single photon emission tomography

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALE; PERFUSION; SEIZURE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TIME;

ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0032780853     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002590050456     Document Type: Article

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