Advances in computer-assisted single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) for epilepsy surgery in children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

Volumn 93, Issue 445, 2004, Pages 32-35

  Buchhalter, J R ^a,b   So, E L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy; SISCOM; SPECT; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN REGION; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 2342591921     PISSN: 08035326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2004.tb03053.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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