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Magnetoencephalography

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Although magnetoencephalography (MEG) may not be familiar to many pediatric radiologists, it is an increasingly available neuroimaging technique both for evaluating normal and abnormal intracranial neural activity and for functional mapping. By providing spatial, temporal, and time-frequency spectral information, MEG affords patients with epilepsy, intracranial neoplasia, and vascular malformations an opportunity for a sensitive and accurate non-invasive preoperative evaluation. This technique can optimize selection of surgical candidates as well as increase confidence in preoperative counseling and prognosis. Research applications that appear promising for near-future clinical translation include the evaluation of children with autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury, and schizophrenia.

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This work has been funded, in part, by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The Pennsylvania Department of Health specifically disclaims responsibility for any analyses, interpretations, or conclusions. Dr. Roberts gratefully acknowledges the Oberkircher Family for the Oberkircher Family Chair in Pediatric Radiology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

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  1. Lurie Family Foundations MEG Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Erin Simon Schwartz, J. Christopher Edgar, William C. Gaetz & Timothy P. L. Roberts

  2. Department of Radiology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-4399, USA

    Erin Simon Schwartz

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Schwartz, E.S., Edgar, J.C., Gaetz, W.C. et al. Magnetoencephalography. Pediatr Radiol 40, 50–58 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-009-1451-y

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