Magnetic resonance imaging in adults with epilepsy: a pictorial essay

Jolandi van Heerden; Patricia M Desmond; Brian M Tress; Patrick Kwan; Terence J O'Brien; Elaine H Lui

doi:10.1111/1754-9485.12150

Magnetic resonance imaging in adults with epilepsy: a pictorial essay

J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2014;58(3):312-9. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.12150. Epub 2014 Jan 16.

Authors

Jolandi van Heerden¹, Patricia M Desmond, Brian M Tress, Patrick Kwan, Terence J O'Brien, Elaine H Lui

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 24433513
DOI: 10.1111/1754-9485.12150

Abstract

This pictorial essay highlights the role of the radiologist as a member of the adult epilepsy multidisciplinary team, and gives an overview of MRI-evident epileptogenic lesions.

Keywords: adult neuroimaging; magnectic resonance imaging; neuroradiology.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Brain / pathology*
Epilepsy / classification
Epilepsy / pathology*
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity