Subtraction ictal SPECT coregistered to MRI for seizure focus localization in partial epilepsy

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 615-624

  Brinkmann, Benjamin H ^a   O'Brien, Terence J ^a   Mullan, Brian P ^a   O'Connor, Michael K ^a   Robb, Richard A ^b   So, Elson L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN PERFUSION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034045542     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/75.6.615     Document Type: Article

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