PET/MRI Applications in Pediatric Epilepsy

Autor: Christian Pedersen, Mariam Aboian, Steven A. Messina, Heike Daldrup-Link, Ana M. Franceschi
Rok vydání: 2023
Zdroj: World Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 22:078-086
ISSN: 1607-3312
1450-1147
Popis: Epilepsy neuroimaging assessment requires exceptional anatomic detail, physiologic and metabolic information. Magnetic resonance (MR) protocols are often time-consuming necessitating sedation and positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) comes with a significant radiation dose. Hybrid PET/MRI protocols allow for exquisite assessment of brain anatomy and structural abnormalities, in addition to metabolic information in a single, convenient imaging session, which limits radiation dose, sedation time, and sedation events. Brain PET/MRI has proven especially useful for accurate localization of epileptogenic zones in pediatric seizure cases, providing critical additional information and guiding surgical decision making in medically refractory cases. Accurate localization of seizure focus is necessary to limit the extent of the surgical resection, preserve healthy brain tissue, and achieve seizure control. This review provides a systematic overview with illustrative examples demonstrating the applications and diagnostic utility of PET/MRI in pediatric epilepsy.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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