MRI in epilepsy : diagnostic imaging /

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Imprint:Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2013.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 270 p.) : ill. (some col.)
Language:English
Series:Medical radiology, 0942-5373
Medical radiology (Series)
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9850718
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Other authors / contributors:Urbach, Horst.
ISBN:9783642251382 (electronic bk.)
3642251382 (electronic bk.)
9783642251375
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:MRI can play an important role in identifying and localizing epileptogenic foci. This book aims to provide the clinical and imaging information required in order to decide whether an MRI scan is appropriate and whether it is likely to be sufficient to detect a lesion. The first part of the book presents background information on epilepsy patients and explains how to perform an MRI examination. Detailed attention is paid to functional MRI and post-processing, and the examination of subcategories of patients is also discussed. The second part of the book then documents the MRI findings obtained