Morphometric analysis program and quantitative positron emission tomography in presurgical localization in MRI-negative epilepsies: a simultaneous PET/MRI study.

Kun GuoJingjuan WangZhenming WangYihe WangBixiao CuiGuoguang ZhaoJie Lu

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2021)

QPET has a superior sensitivity than MAP, while the combined MAP + QPET obtained from a simultaneous PET/MRI scanner may improve the specificity of the diagnostic tests in EZ localization coupled with the preferable surgical outcome in MRI-negative epilepsies.

Keyphrases

positron emission tomography
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
pet ct
diffusion weighted imaging
pet imaging
quality improvement
image quality
structural basis
dual energy