Diagnostic Performance of [18F]FDG‐PET and Ictal [99mTc]‐HMPAO SPECT in Occipital Lobe Epilepsy

Summary:  Purpose: We investigated whether interictal F‐18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ([18F]FDG‐PET) or ictal [99mTc]‐HMPAO single‐photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) was useful to find epileptogenic zones in occipital lobe epilepsy (OLE).

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