Functional MRI (fMRI) for preoperative language mapping of Wernicke’s and Broca’s areas in clinical pediatric epilepsy presents various challenges resulting in poor patient compliance. We hypothesized that higher fMRI success rates can be achieved using intensive patient preparation in a fMRI practice session using a mock MRI scanner. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2018 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2018

Authors: Long Alexander, Buskirk Tricia, Smith Mark, Krishnamurthy Ramkumar, Hu Houchun, Halverson Mark

Keywords: Epilepsy, fMRI, Mock Scanner