Open AccessQuantitative Analysis of [18F]FFMZ and [18F]FDG PET Studies in the Localization of Seizure Onset Zone in Drug-Resistant Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Author(s) -
Arturo Avendaño-Estrada,
Francisco Velasco,
Ana Luisa Velasco,
Manola Cuéllar-Herrera,
Pablo Eduardo Saucedo-Alvarado,
René Márquez-Franco,
Belén Rivera-Bravo,
Miguel A. Ávila-Rodrı́guez
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.798
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1423-0372
pISSN - 1011-6125
DOI - 10.1159/000503692
Subject(s) - stereoelectroencephalography , ictal , nuclear medicine , positron emission tomography , epilepsy , epilepsy surgery , temporal lobe , medicine , standardized uptake value , radiology , psychiatry
Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in epilepsy is an in vivo technique that allows the localization of a possible seizure onset zone (SOZ) during the interictal period. Stereo-electro-encephalography (SEEG) is the gold standard to define the SOZ. The objective of this research was to evaluate the accuracy of PET imaging in localizing the site of SOZ compared with SEEG.