Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 424-436 , December 2007

MR Imaging of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

  • Daniel L.A. Camacho, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Radiology Associates of the Fox Valley, Neenah, WI.
    • ,
  • Mauricio Castillo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Mauricio Castillo, MD, CB #7510, Radiology, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, NC 27599.

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doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2007.09.005

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Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 424-436 , December 2007

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