Structural magnetic resonance imaging in epilepsy

European Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 119-129

  Deblaere, Karel ^a   Achten, Eric ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain; Epilepsy; Imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPILEPSY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BRAIN; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 38949185312     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-007-0710-2     Document Type: Article

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