A new advanced PET imaging technique can help surgeons identify and remove areas in the brain responsible for triggering harmful epileptic seizures, according to the results of a small pilot study. Researchers at the UVA School of Medicine say their approach measures glucose utilization in the brain to determine what regions are causing seizures. With the help of this parametric dynamic FDG-PET imaging development, physicians can surgically remove those spots, the UVA team explained.