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ArticleAsia Oceania journal of nuclear medicine & biology2021

Thai National Guideline for Nuclear Medicine Investigations in Epilepsy.

Tawika Kaewchur, Wichana Chamroonrat, Tanyaluck Thientunyakit, Benjapa Khiewvan, Nantaporn Wongsurawat, Chanisa Chotipanich, Yotin Chinvarun, Krishnapundha Bunyaratavej, Sasithorn Amnuaywattakorn, Nucharee Poon-Iad and 3 more

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Article in Asia Oceania journal of nuclear medicine & biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Tawika KaewchurDepartment of Radiology, PET/CT and Cyclotron Center, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Wichana ChamroonratDivision of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Tanyaluck ThientunyakitDivision of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Benjapa KhiewvanDivision of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Nantaporn WongsurawatDivision of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Chanisa ChotipanichNational Cyclotron and PET Centre, Chulabhorn Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Yotin ChinvarunDepartment of Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Krishnapundha BunyaratavejDepartment of Surgery, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Sasithorn AmnuaywattakornDivision of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Nucharee Poon-IadDivision of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Tanawat SontrapornpolDivision of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Panya PasawangDivision of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Supatporn TepmongkolNuclear Medicine Division, Department of Radiology, Chulalongkorn University, Rama IV Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand.
Chulalongkorn University · THKing Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital · THChiang Mai University · THChulabhorn Hospital · THKhon Kaen University · THPhramongkutklao Hospital · TH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain, which is characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures. These patients are generally treated with antiepileptic drugs. However, more than 30% of the patients become medically intractable and undergo a series of investigations to define candidates for epilepsy surgery. Nuclear Medicine studies using Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) radiopharmaceuticals are among the investigations used for this purpose. Since available guidelines for the investigation of surgical candidates are not up-to-date, The Nuclear Medicine Society of Thailand, The Neurological Society of Thailand, The Royal College of Neurological Surgeons of Thailand, and The Thai Medical Physicist Society has collaborated to develop this Thai national guideline for Nuclear Medicine study in epilepsy. The guideline focuses on the use of brain perfusion SPECT and F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET (FDG-PET), the mainly used methods in day-to-day practice. This guideline aims for effective use of Nuclear Medicine investigations by referring physicians e.g. epileptologists and neurologists, radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, medical physicists, nuclear medicine technologists and technicians.

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Computed Tomography)EpilepsyGuidelineNuclear Medicine investigationPET (Positron Emission Tomography)SPECT (Single Photon Emission

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PMID34250150
PMCPMC8255518
OpenAlexW3171973745

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