title: MR imaging in epilepsy.
abstract: The advent of MR imaging techniques has immensely improved the ability to evaluate and manage patients with epilepsy. The principles of various MR techniques, the pertinent MRI neuro-anatomic features, and computer based 3D reconstruction post processing methods are discussed. Newer MR-based techniques such as magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and their applications and potential usefulness in the evaluation of patients with medically intractable epilepsy are also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiology, Department of Neuroradiology and Neurosurgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ruggieri
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Najm
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging