Abstract
Tractography is a useful technique that is standardly applied to visualize subcortical pathways. However, brain shift hampers tractography use during the course of surgery. While intraoperative MRI (ioMRI) has been shown to be beneficial for use in oncology, intraoperative tractography can rarely be performed due to scanner, protocol, or head clamp limitations. Elastic fusion (EF), however, enables adjustment for brain shift of preoperative imaging and even tractography based on intraoperative images. The authors tested the hypothesis that adjustment of tractography by ioMRI-based EF (IBEF) correlates with the results of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) and clinical outcome and is therefore a reliable method.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-8 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Neurosurgical Focus |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- glioma
- intraoperative MRI
- intraoperative neuromonitoring
- paresis
- tractography