title: PET studies in epilepsy.
abstract: Positron emission tomography (PET) plays a major role in the pre-surgical evaluation of patients with refractory partial epilepsy. In this review we discuss the limitations of PET data, the possibilities of fluorodeoxyglucose PET studies, neuroreceptor PET studies and alternatives, such as SPECT and MRI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, UZ Gent.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Decoo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Destée
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D004829:Epilepsy, Generalized / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D005283:Fentanyl / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D005442:Flumazenil; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A / Q000032:analysis / Q000187:drug effects; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005442:Flumazenil; C017114:carfentanil; D005283:Fentanyl