This retrospective study aimed to develop a new approach for automatic localization of epilepsy foci in children with epilepsy.
This retrospective study aimed to develop a new approach for automatic localization of epilepsy foci in children with intractable epilepsy. Pediatric patients with intractable epilepsy would be retrospectively included in this study. The inclusion criteria included (1) age between 6 and 18 y; (2) detailed seizure semiology evaluation, MRI, EEG and interictal 18F-FDG PET/CT examination; (3) clinical diagnosis as focal epilepsy. The exclusion criteria included (a) any history of central nervous system disease; (b) poor image quality due to head movement.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
234
All subjects received 18F-FDG PET examination.
Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Accuracy
The accuracy of epilepsy focus localization.
Time frame: Through study completion, about 6 months
Kappa
The agreement between experiment result and clinical diagnosis.
Time frame: Through study completion, about 6 months
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