Functional neuroimaging in epilepsy: FDG PET and ictal SPECT

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 689-696

  Lee, Dong Soo ^a   Lee, Sang Kun ^a   Lee, Myung Chul ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Fluorodeoxyglucose F 18; Tomography, Emission, Computed; Tomography, Emission, Computed, Single photon

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; REVIEW; SCINTISCANNING; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EPILEPSY; FLUDEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; HUMAN; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0035650875     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2001.16.6.689     Document Type: Review

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