Pediatric Magnetoencephalography in Clinical Practice and Research

Overview

Journal Neuroimaging Clin N Am

Specialties Neurology
Radiology

Date 2020 Apr 28

PMID 32336410

Citations 7

Authors

Christos Papadelis

Yu-Han Chen

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Abstract

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a noninvasive neuroimaging technique that measures the electromagnetic fields generated by the human brain. This article highlights the benefits that pediatric MEG has to offer to clinical practice and pediatric research, particularly for infants and young children; reviews the existing literature on adult MEG systems for pediatric use; briefly describes the few pediatric MEG systems currently extant; and draws attention to future directions of research, with focus on the clinical use of MEG for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy.

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