Functional MRI connectivity as a predictor of the surgical outcome of epilepsy

Purpose:  In planning epilepsy surgery, it is important to be able to assess the likelihood of success of surgery for each patient so that the possible risk and benefit can be properly considered. In this study, functional connectivity was investigated as a means for predicting surgical outcome from the preoperative functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of epilepsy patients.

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