Value of 3.0 T MR imaging in refractory partial epilepsy and negative 1.5 T MRI

Seizure

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 475-478

  Nguyen, Dang Khoa ^a   Rochette, Émilie ^a   Leroux, Jean Maxime ^a   Beaudoin, Gilles ^a   Cossette, Patrick ^a   Lassonde, Maryse ^b,c   Guilbert, Franois ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

3.0 T vs 1.5 T; Focal epilepsy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Refractory epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77957268567     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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