The Value of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow SPECT and FDG PET in Operculoinsular Epilepsy

Purpose Operculoinsular epilepsy (OIE) can be challenging to diagnose. While the value of SPECT cerebral blood flow and PET 18 F-FDG studies for presurgical evaluation of patients with medial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) is well established, it remains unclear whether they can help identify an operculoinsular epileptic focus. This study assesses the value of interictal/ictal regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) SPECT and FDG PET for OIE...