MRI-negative refractory partial epilepsy: Role for diffusion tensor imaging in high field MRI

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-89

  Chen, Qin ^a   Lui, Su ^a   Li, Chun Xiao ^b   Jiang, Li Jun ^a   Ou Yang, Luo ^b   Tang, He Han ^a   Shang, Hui Fang ^a   Huang, Xiao Qi ^a   Gong, Qi Yong ^a,c   Zhou, Dong ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3 T; Diffusion tensor imaging; High field MRI; MRI negative; Refractory partial epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 44749091599     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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