Interictal and postictal 18F-FDG PET/CT in epileptogenic zone localization
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the performance of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography/computed tomography ( 18F-FDG PET/CT) in localizing epileptogenic zones, comparing 18F-FDG injection performed in the traditional interictal period with that performed near the time of a seizure. Materials and Methods: We evaluated patients with refractory epilepsy who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT. The reference standards for localization of the epileptogenic zone were histopathology and follow-up examinations (in patients who underwent surgery) or serial electroencephalography (EEG) recordings, long-term video EEG, and magnetic resonance imaging (in patients who did not). The 18F-FDG injection was performed whether the patient had an epileptic seizure during the EEG monitoring period or not. The 18F-FDG PET/CT results were categorized as concordant or discordant with the reference standards. Results: Of the 110 patients evaluated, 10 were in a postictal group (FDG injection after a seizure) and 100 were in the interictal group. The 18F-FDG PET/CT was concordant with the reference standards in nine (90%) of the postictal group patients and in 60 (60%) of the interictal group patients. Among the nine postictal group patients in whom the results were concordant, the 18F-FDG PET/CT showed hypermetabolism and hypometabolism in the epileptogenic zone in four (44.4%) and five (55.6%), respectively. Conclusion: Our data indicate that 18F-FDG PET/CT is a helpful tool for localization of the epileptogenic zone and that EEG monitoring is an important means of correlating the findings. In addition, postictal 18F-FDG PET/CT is able to identify the epileptogenic zone by showing either hypometabolism or hypermetabolism.
Main Authors: | Carvalho,Marcela Santos, Alvim,Marina Koutsodontis Machado, Etchebehere,Elba, Santos,Allan de Oliveira, Ramos,Celso Dario, Argenton,Juliana Luz Passos, Cendes,Fernando, Amorim,Bárbara Juarez |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Publicação do Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem
2022
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-39842022000500273 |
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