The role of FDG-PET, ictal SPECT, and MEG in the epilepsy surgery evaluation

RC Knowlton - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2006 - Elsevier
2-[18F] Fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), ictal single-
photon-emission computed tomography (ictal SPECT), and magnetoencephalography …

Magnetoencephalography/magnetic source imaging in the assessment of patients with epilepsy

JS Ebersole - Epilepsia, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetoencephalographic (MEG) dipole source localization is a particularly promising new
tool for noninvasive presurgical evaluation of epileptogenic foci. It is potentially more …

Intracerebral propagation of interictal activity in partial epilepsy: implications for source localisation.

G Alarcon, CN Guy, CD Binnie, SR Walker… - Journal of Neurology …, 1994 - jnnp.bmj.com
The hypothesis that focal scalp EEG and MEG interictal epileptiform activity can be modelled
by single dipoles or by a limited number of dipoles was examined. The time course and …

Magnetic brain source imaging of focal epileptic activity: a synopsis of 455 cases

H Stefan, C Hummel, G Scheler, A Genow, K Druschky… - Brain, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Epilepsy surgery is based upon the minute assessment of brain tissue generating epileptic
activity. A number of diagnostic methods are employed in the process of presurgical …

Magnetoencephalography in partial epilepsy: clinical yield and localization accuracy

RC Knowlton, KD Laxer, MJ Aminoff… - Annals of Neurology …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
The goals of this study were to determine (1) the yield of magnetoencephalography (MEG)
according to epilepsy type,(2) if MEG spike sources colocalize with focal epileptogenic …

A comparison of magnetoencephalography, MRI, and V‐EEG in patients evaluated for epilepsy surgery

JW Wheless, LJ Willmore, JI Breier, M Kataki… - …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To determine the efficacy and relative contribution of several diagnostic methods
[ictal and interictal scalp and intracranial EEG, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and …

Magnetic localization of neuronal activity in the human brain.

T Yamamoto, SJ Williamson… - Proceedings of the …, 1988 - National Acad Sciences
The performance of a cryogenic system that monitors the extracranial magnetic field
simultaneously at 14 positions over the scalp has been evaluated to determine the accuracy …

Magnetoencephalography in epilepsy

RC Knowlton, J Shih - Epilepsia, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetoencephalography (MEG)—also known as magnetic source imaging when
combined with magnetic resonance imaging—has developed to the point that it has now …

Neuroimaging of epilepsy: therapeutic implications

RI Kuzniecky - NeuroRx, 2005 - Springer
Neuroimaging has important applications in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with
seizures and epilepsy. Having replaced computed tomography (CT) in many situations, MRI …

Magnetoencephalography and epilepsy research

DF Rose, PD Smith, S Sato - Science, 1987 - science.org
Magnetoencephalography is the detection of the magnetic field distribution across the
surface of the head, which is generated by a neuronal discharge within the brain …