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The Significance of T2 Changes in the Hippocampus

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Magnetic Resonance Scanning and Epilepsy

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSA,volume 264))

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Relaxation times T1 and T2 can be measured accurately and reproducibly in the brain (Tofts and Du Boulay, 1990), enabling white matter in different disease groups to be differentiated (Miller et al., 1989). However, scanner performance can degrade both accuracy and reproducibility, and the pathological cause of changes in relaxation times has yet to be established with certainty.

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  1. Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK

    P. Tofts

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  1. Institute of Neurology and National Society for Epilepsy, London, UK

    S. D. Shorvon  & D. R. Fish  & 

  2. Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    F. Andermann

  3. Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK

    G. M. Bydder

  4. University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

    H. Stefan

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Tofts, P. (1994). The Significance of T2 Changes in the Hippocampus. In: Shorvon, S.D., Fish, D.R., Andermann, F., Bydder, G.M., Stefan, H. (eds) Magnetic Resonance Scanning and Epilepsy. NATO ASI Series, vol 264. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2546-2_12

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