Ex-SPECTing Success: predictors of successful SPECT radiotracer injection during pre-surgical video-EEG admissions.
Carmela CosentinoSaid Al MaawaliThanomporn WittayacharoenpongTracie Huey-Lin TanHue Mun Au YongLubna ShakhatrehZhibin Chen MBiostatPaul BeechEmma FosterTerence J O'BrienPatrick KwanAndrew NealPublished in: Epilepsia open (2023)
Completing a successful ictal SPECT study remains challenging. Baseline seizure frequency of >1 per-week, a PET hypometabolic focus and a patient's ability to indicate seizure onset were identified as predictors of success. These findings may assist EMUs in optimising their SPECT protocols, patient selection, and resource allocation.