Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 28, Issue 8 , Pages 1078-1086 , October 2010

Comparison of analytical strategies for EEG-correlated fMRI data in patients with epilepsy

  • Petra J. van Houdt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Research and Development, Kempenhaeghe, 5590 AB Heeze, The Netherlands
    • Department of Physics and Medical Technology, VU University Medical Center, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Research and Development, Epilepsy Centre Kempenhaeghe, Postbus 61, (den Boondert 0.023), 5590 AB Heeze, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 402279502; fax: +31 402279271.
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  • Jan C. de Munck

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics and Medical Technology, VU University Medical Center, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Maeike Zijlmans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Geertjan Huiskamp

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Frans S.S. Leijten

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Paul A.J.M. Boon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Research and Development, Kempenhaeghe, 5590 AB Heeze, The Netherlands
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  • Pauly P.W. Ossenblok

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Physics, Kempenhaeghe, Sterkselseweg 65, 5591 VE Heeze, The Netherlands

Received 11 October 2009 ,Revised 23 February 2010 ,Accepted 5 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2010.03.022

Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 28, Issue 8 , Pages 1078-1086 , October 2010

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