Validation of ictal single photon emission computed tomography with depth encephalography and epilepsy surgery

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-33

  Thadani, Vijay M ^a   Siegel, Alan ^a   Lewis, Petra ^a   Siegel, Adrian M ^b   Jobst, Barbara C ^a   Gilbert, Karen L ^a   Darcey, Terrance M ^a,c   Roberts, David W ^a   Williamson, Peter D ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Intracranial EEG; Neuroradiology; SPECT; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE ETHYL ESTER TC 99M; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0742288369     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-003-0289-2     Document Type: Article

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