Stratifying Differences on Ictal/Interictal Subtraction SPECT Images

Summary:  Purpose: Subtraction of interictal from ictal single‐photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) yields numerous foci that encompass a range of pixel values scattered in the brain. This preliminary study evaluated the significance of this range of values.

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