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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2021

Epileptogenic Zone Localization in Refractory Epilepsy by FDG-PET: The Comparison of SPM and SPM-CAT With Different Parameter Settings.

Eric Jacob Bacon, Chaoyang Jin, Dianning He, Shuaishuai Hu, Lanbo Wang, Han Li, Shouliang Qi

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Eric Jacob BaconCollege of Medicine and Biological Information Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.
Chaoyang JinCollege of Medicine and Biological Information Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.
Dianning HeCollege of Medicine and Biological Information Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.
Shuaishuai HuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Lanbo WangDepartment of Radiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Han LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Shouliang QiCollege of Medicine and Biological Information Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.

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Abstract

Refractory epilepsy is a complex case of epileptic disease. The quantitative analysis of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) images complements visual assessment and helps localize the epileptogenic zone (EZ) for better curative treatment. Statistical parametric mapping (SPM) and its computational anatomy toolbox (SPM-CAT) are two commonly applied tools in neuroimaging analysis. This study compares SPM and SPM-CAT with different parameters to find the optimal approach for localizing EZ in refractory epilepsy. The current study enrolled 45 subjects, including 25 refractory epilepsy patients and 20 healthy controls. All of the 25 patients underwent surgical operations. Pathological results and the postoperative outcome evaluation by the Engel scale were likewise presented. SPM and SPM-CAT were used to assess FDG-PET images with three different uncorrected

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cortical dysplasiaepileptogenic zone (EZ)FDG-PETrefractory epilepsy (RE)SPM

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