Interictal arterial spin-labeling MRI perfusion in intractable epilepsy

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-63

  Pendse, N ^a   Wissmeyer, M ^a   Altrichter, S ^a   Vargas, M ^a   Delavelle, J ^a   Viallon, M ^a   Federspiel, A ^b   Seeck, M ^a   Schaller, K ^a   Lovblad K O ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arterial spin labeling; Epilepsy; MRI; Perfusion; Temporal lobe

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GADOLINIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DAMAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SPIN LABELING; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIN LABELS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649190354     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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