7T MR spectroscopic imaging in the localization of surgical epilepsy
Pan JW, Duckrow RB, Gerrard J, Ong C, Hirsch LJ, Resor SR, Zhang Y, Petroff O, Spencer S, Hetherington HP, Spencer DD. 7T MR spectroscopic imaging in the localization of surgical epilepsy. Epilepsia 2013, 54: 1668-1678. PMID: 23895497, PMCID: PMC3938332, DOI: 10.1111/epi.12322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere metabolic abnormalitiesLocalization-related epilepsyMR spectroscopic imagingN-acetyl aspartateComplete resectionMetabolic abnormalitiesBetter outcomesMedial temporal lobe epilepsyResection regionTemporal lobe epilepsyNAA/CrSeizure onset zoneSurgical resectionLobe epilepsySurgical approachSeizure localizationMetabolic dysfunctionInternational LeagueSurgical epilepsyGray matterEpilepsyResectionAbnormalitiesMRSI abnormalitiesOutcome prediction