Pediatric radiology
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Pediatric radiology · Oct 2007
Clinical TrialReal-time functional MR imaging (fMRI) for presurgical evaluation of paediatric epilepsy.
The role of fMRI in the presurgical evaluation of children with intractable epilepsy is being increasingly recognized. Real-time fMRI allows the clinician to visualize functional brain activation in real time. Since there is no off-line data analysis as in conventional fMRI, the overall time for the procedure is reduced, making it clinically feasible in a busy clinical sitting. ⋯ Real-time fMRI is an easily performed and reliable technique in the presurgical workup of children with epilepsy.