Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of mesial temporal sclerosis: Analysis of voxel shape and position to improve diagnostic accuracy

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 287-294

  Imbesi, Steven G ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Mesial temporal sclerosis; Voxel shape position

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETISM;

CHOLINE TO CREATINE RATIOS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHO TIME; LATERALIZATION; MESIAL TEMPORAL SCLEROSE; N-ACETYLASPARTATE; PROTON MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPIES; SINGLE-VOXEL SPECTROSCOPIES; TEMPORAL LOBES; VOXEL SHAPE/POSITION;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

CHOLINE; CREATINE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; METABOLITE; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 33646698856     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200603000-00024     Document Type: Article

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