Diffusion tensor imaging in medial temporal lobe epilepsy

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1237-1241

  Yu, Ai Hong ^a   Li, Kun Cheng ^a   Yu, Chun Shui ^a   Wang, Yu Ping ^a   Xue, Su Fang ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Epilepsy; Temporal lobe

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN TISSUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY;

EID: 33747248827     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200608010-00002     Document Type: Article

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