fMRI for mapping language networks in neurosurgical cases

Autor: Santosh S Gupta
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, Vol 24, Iss 01, Pp 37-43 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0971-3026
1998-3808
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.130690
Popis: Evaluating language has been a long-standing application in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies, both in research and clinical circumstances, and still provides challenges. Localization of eloquent areas is important in neurosurgical cases, so that there is least possible damage to these areas during surgery, maintaining their function postoperatively, therefore providing good quality of life to the patient. Preoperative fMRI study is a non-invasive tool to localize the eloquent areas, including language, with other traditional methods generally used being invasive and at times perilous. In this article, we describe methods and various paradigms to study the language areas, in clinical neurosurgical cases, along with illustrations of cases from our institute.
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