Subfield atrophy pattern in temporal lobe epilepsy with and without mesial sclerosis detected by high‐resolution MRI at 4 Tesla: Preliminary results

Purpose:  High‐resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 4 Tesla depicts details of the internal structure of the hippocampus not visible at 1.5 Tesla, and so allows for in vivo parcellation of different hippocampal subfields. The aim of this study was to test if distinct subfield atrophy patterns can be detected in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) with mesial temporal sclerosis (TLE‐MTS) and without (TLE‐no) hippocampal sclerosis.

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