Automated Online Quantification Method for 18F-FDG Positron Emission Tomography/CT Improves Detection of the Epileptogenic Zone in Patients with Pharmacoresistant Epilepsy

Automated Online Quantification Method for 18F-FDG Positron Emission Tomography/CT Improves Detection of the Epileptogenic Zone in Patients with Pharmacoresistant Epilepsy

AimsTo assess the validity of an online method to quantitatively evaluate cerebral hypometabolism in patients with pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy as a complement to the visual analysis of the 18F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET)/CT exam.MethodsA total of 39 patients with pharmacoresistant ep...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Cristina Mendes Coelho, Marcia E. Morita, Barbara J. Amorim, Celso Darío Ramos, Clarissa L. Yasuda, Helder Tedeschi, Enrico Ghizoni, Fernando Cendes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
epilepsy
focal cortical dysplasia
positron emission tomography imaging
quantification
automated data analysis
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2017.00453/full

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