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Volumetric MRI Studies of the Hippocampus

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Volumetric MRI permits acquisition of fine, contiguous slices with excellent tissue contrast, and is ideal for detailed morphometric studies of the hippocampus.

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  • Volume Loss
  • Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
  • Hippocampal Volume
  • Contiguous Slice
  • Mesial Temporal Sclerosis

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  1. Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK

    M. J. Cook, D. R. Fish & S. D. Shorvon

  2. Imperial College, London, UK

    S. L. Free & K. Straughan

  3. St. Mary’s Hospital, London, UK

    J. M. Stevens

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  1. Institute of Neurology and National Society for Epilepsy, London, UK

    S. D. Shorvon & D. R. Fish & 

  2. Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    F. Andermann

  3. Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK

    G. M. Bydder

  4. University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

    H. Stefan

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Cook, M.J., Free, S.L., Fish, D.R., Shorvon, S.D., Straughan, K., Stevens, J.M. (1993). Volumetric MRI Studies of the Hippocampus. In: Shorvon, S.D., Fish, D.R., Andermann, F., Bydder, G.M., Stefan, H. (eds) Magnetic Resonance Scanning and Epilepsy. NATO ASI Series, vol 264. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2546-2_7

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