Abstract #0022

The value of 7T in the clinical evaluation of epileptic patients with focal cortical dysplasia

Kaibao Sun^1,2, Xueyuan Wang³, Zhongwei Chen^1,2, Chang Liu³, Jianfei Cui⁴, Zhentao Zuo¹, Rong Xue^1,2, Yan Zhuo¹, Lin Chen^1,2, Shuli Liang⁴, Tao Yu³, and Bo Wang¹

¹State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Beijing MRI Center for Brain Research, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China, ²University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China, ³Xunanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China, ⁴Chinese PLA general hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China

Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is defined as topical malformations of cortical development and often results in intractable epilepsy. However, many epileptic patients with FCD have not been diagnosed because of the lack of high-quality magnetic resonance imaging. 7T MRI, in comparison with 3T, is assessed in this study to allow better characterization of lesion details and detect previously unrevealed FCD abnormalities. The results of comparison were classified for an accurate and appropriate appraisal.

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