Epilepsy surgery with intraoperative MRI at 1.5 T

John J Kelly; Walter J Hader; S Terry Myles; Garnette R Sutherland

doi:10.1016/j.nec.2004.07.006

Epilepsy surgery with intraoperative MRI at 1.5 T

Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2005 Jan;16(1):173-83. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2004.07.006.

Authors

John J Kelly¹, Walter J Hader, S Terry Myles, Garnette R Sutherland

Affiliation

¹ Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, 1403 29th Street NW, Calgary, T2N 2T9 Alberta, Canada.

PMID: 15561537
DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2004.07.006

Abstract

Despite the infancy of iMRI in epilepsy surgery and the paucity of literature on this topic, some conclusions may be reached. Although iMRI is a useful adjunct during epilepsy procedures, a randomized control trial is necessary to determine its true impact.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Brain / pathology*
Brain / surgery*
Child
Child, Preschool
Epilepsy / pathology*
Epilepsy / surgery*
Equipment Design
Female
Humans
Intraoperative Care
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / instrumentation*
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome