Neuroimaging in refractory epilepsy. Current practice and evolving trends

Neuroimaging in refractory epilepsy. Current practice and evolving trends

Highlights • Neuroimaging is imperative in diagnostic work up and therapeutic assessment of refractory epilepsy. • Identification of epileptogenic zone on EEG, MRI and functional imaging improves the success of surgery. • High performance MRI greatly enhanced metabolic information and elucidate brai...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of radiology 2015-09, Vol.84 (9), p.1791-1800
Hauptverfasser: Ramli, N, Rahmat, K, Lim, K.S, Tan, C.T
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Brain - diagnostic imaging
Brain - pathology
Brain - physiopathology
Brain Mapping - methods
Diagnostic Imaging
Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy - diagnostic imaging
Epilepsy - pathology
Epilepsy - physiopathology
Epileptogenic lesion
Humans
Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Positron-Emission Tomography
Radiology
Refractory epilepsy
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Neuroimaging is imperative in diagnostic work up and therapeutic assessment of refractory epilepsy. • Identification of epileptogenic zone on EEG, MRI and functional imaging improves the success of surgery. • High performance MRI greatly enhanced metabolic information and elucidate brain functions. • Optimisation of epilepsy protocols in structural and functional MRI are presented in this article.
ISSN:0720-048X
1872-7727
DOI:10.1016/j.ejrad.2015.03.024