• Neuroimaging Clin. N. Am. · May 2020

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    MEG for Greater Sensitivity and More Precise Localization in Epilepsy.

    • Richard C Burgess.
    • Epilepsy Center, Neurological Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Electronic address: burgesr@ccf.org.
    • Neuroimaging Clin. N. Am. 2020 May 1; 30 (2): 145-158.

    AbstractMagnetoencephalography is the noninvasive measurement of miniscule magnetic fields produced by brain electrical currents, and is used most fruitfully to evaluate epilepsy patients. While other modalities infer brain function indirectly by measuring changes in blood flow, metabolism, and oxygenation, magnetoencephalography measures neuronal and synaptic function directly with submillisecond temporal resolution. The brain's magnetic field is recorded by neuromagnetometers surrounding the head in a helmet-shaped sensor array. Because magnetic signals are not distorted by anatomy, magnetoencephalography allows for a more accurate measurement and localization of brain activities than electroencephalography. Magnetoencephalography has become an indispensable part of the armamentarium at epilepsy centers.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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