Measurement of amygdala T2 relaxation time in temporal lobe epilepsy

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 753-755

  Bartlett, P A ^a,b   Richardson, M P ^a,b   Duncan, J S ^a,b  

^a EPILEPSY SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN REGION; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELIZAEUS MERZBACHER DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; RELIABILITY; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036904787     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.73.6.753     Document Type: Article

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