Study on hippocampal volume with quantitative 3T magnetic resonance imaging in Chinese patients with epilepsy

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 3217-3222

  Gao, Mei chun ^a   Lu, Qin chi ^a   Li, Yan sheng ^a   Shen, Jia lin ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

High resolution MRI; Hippocampal sclerosis; Intractable epilepsy; Non intractable epilepsy; Regional change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPAL BODY VOLUME; HIPPOCAMPAL HEAD VOLUME; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HIPPOCAMPAL TAIL VOLUME; HIPPOCAMPAL VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WHOLE HIPPOCAMPAL VOLUME;

ADULT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866677419     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2012.18.004     Document Type: Article

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