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18F-FDG PET in Epilepsy

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Part of the book series: Clinicians’ Guides to Radionuclide Hybrid Imaging ((PET/CT))

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This chapter will summarize the evidence supporting the clinical use of FDG-PET brain imaging in the evaluation of patients with pharmaco-resistant epilepsy considered for surgical treatment. We will discuss the clinical indications, the main patterns of hypometabolism observed, and the main advantages and limitations associated with its use.

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  1. Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Division, Department of Medical Imaging, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

    Ismini C. Mainta & Valentina Garibotto

  2. Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland

    Ismini C. Mainta, Fabienne Picard & Valentina Garibotto

  3. EEG and Epilepsy Unit, Neurology Department, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

    Fabienne Picard

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Mainta, I.C., Picard, F., Garibotto, V. (2019). 18F-FDG PET in Epilepsy. In: Fraioli, F. (eds) PET/CT in Brain Disorders. Clinicians’ Guides to Radionuclide Hybrid Imaging(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01523-7_7

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