Abstract #1913
Studies in Epilepsy Patients using Simultaneous PET/MR: Preliminary Results
Yu-Shin Ding 1,2 , Bangbin Chen 3 , Christopher Glielmi 4 , Timothy Shepherd 1 , Thomas Koesters 1 , Anne-Kristin Vahle 1 , Kent Friedman 1 , Fernando Boada 1 , and Orrin Devinsky 5
1
Radiology, New York University School of
Medicine, New York, NY, United States,
2
Psychiatry,
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY,
United States,
3
Medical
Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan,
4
Siemens
Healthcare, NY, United States,
5
Neurology,
New York University School of Medicine, NY, United
States
We have initiated a comparative study in neurotypical
controls (NC) and epilepsy patients (Epi) using a
state-of-the-art PET/MR combined imaging technology with
simultaneous acquisition to study epilepsy. With
quantitative data analysis on glucose metabolism in over
120 brain regions, we have identified the ROIs showed
group differences. The fact that our preliminary results
(e.g., abnormal regional glucose metabolism and
prevalence of asymmetry) are consistent with the
clinical data of epilepsy patients suggests that
simultaneous PET/MR imaging provides a useful imaging
tool to identify regional abnormality and assist in
localizing the seizure focus.
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