Visualizing epileptogenic regions using the chemical exchange saturation transfer method in a patient with drug-resistant focal epilepsy: a case report
Glutamate-chemical exchange saturation transfer magnetic resonance imaging was used to noninvasively measure brain glutamate concentrations, providing new insights into identifying epileptogenic zones when conventional imaging techniques fail.
Authors
- Hironaka Igarashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1663-5564)
- Akiyoshi Kakita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4244-0277)
- Makoto Oishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7060-6396)
- Hitoshi Shimada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7139-7178)
- Masaki Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5236-7563)
- Ken Ohno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3876-3719)
- Tomoyoshi Ota
- Masahiro Hatakeyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0426-8568)
- Yosuke Ito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0840-8214)
- Hiroshi Masuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5890-6647)
- Masafumi Fukuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8615-3256)
- Tsuyoshi Matsuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2030-0970)
- Hiroki Kitaua
Institutions
- Iwate Medical University (JP)
- Komatsu University (JP)
- Nishi Niigata Chuo National Hospital (JP)
- Niigata University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-04-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-025-05191-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.52
Funders
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare