title: [EPI-FLAIR sequence in the evaluation of mesial temporal sclerosis].
abstract: The purpose of this study is to evaluate morphological and signal intensity changes in the hippocampus in patients with medically intractable temporal lobe epilepsy. We studied 8 patients with mesial temporal sclerosis using a 1.5 -T MR and the following sequences Spin Eco- SE, Fast Spin Echo- FSE, Fluid Attenuation Inversion Recovery Echo Planar Imaging--FLAIR-EPI. We noticed a sensitive increase signal intensity on FLAIR- EPI sequences, particularly, in coronal images, than on SE and FSE sequences. The STIR sequence showed a cortical hippocampus atrophy in half of the cases, in whom signal abnormalities were present.
authors.affiliation: Setor de Neurorradiologia, Serviço de Bioimagem, Hospital São Rafael--Monte Tabor, Salvador, Bahia. machado@e-net.com.br
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Goyanna
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Vieira
mesh_terms: D017352:Echo-Planar Imaging; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000473:pathology