Positron emission tomography: Which indications, which benefits?;Tomographie par émission de positons (TEP) : quelles indications, quels bénéfices ?

Neurochirurgie

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 219-225

  Chassoux, F ^a,b,d   Chiron, C ^b,c,d  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER SAINTE ANNE   (France)

^b SERVICE HOSPITALIER FRÉDÉRIC JOLIOT   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Brain metabolism; Epilepsy surgery; Medial temporal lobe epilepsy; MRI negative epilepsy; Positron emission tomography (PET)

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

EID: 43649106598     PISSN: 00283770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2008.02.023     Document Type: Review

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