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Delineating gray and white matter involvement in brain lesions: three-dimensional alignment of functional magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion-tensor imaging

Hendler, Talma, Pianka, Pazit, Sigal, Michal, Kafri, Michal, Ben-Bashat, Dafna, Constantini, Shlomi, Graif, Moshe, Fried, Itzhak and Assaf, Yaniv 2003. Delineating gray and white matter involvement in brain lesions: three-dimensional alignment of functional magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion-tensor imaging. Journal of Neurosurgery 99 (6) , pp. 1018-1027. 10.3171/jns.2003.99.6.1018

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Abstract

Object. The role of functional magnetic resonance (fMR) imaging has become increasingly important in the presurgical mapping of gray matter. Neurosurgical interventions often involve fiber bundles that connect critical functional areas. Recently, diffusion-tensor (DT) imaging has enabled the visualization of fiber bundle direction and integrity, thus providing the ability to delineate clearly white matter from gray matter tissue. The main objective of this study was to improve the presurgical assessment of critical functionality in the vicinity of brain lesions by combining DT and fMR imaging methodologies. Methods. Twenty patients with various space-occupying brain lesions underwent imaging for presurgical evaluation of motor and/or somatosensory functions. The authors focus on five patients with diverse space-occupying brain lesions. Diffusion tensor—based fiber tracking and fMR imaging activation maps were superimposed in three dimensions to visualize pyramidal tracts corresponding to motor and somatosensory regional activation. Conclusions. The combination of DT and fMR imaging for presurgical functional brain mapping provides valuable information that cannot be extracted using either method alone. The validity and sensitivity of noninvasive functional mapping for surgical guidance could be improved by considering results obtained with both methods. Furthermore, the use of three-dimensional visualization seems crucial and unique for viewing and understanding the complicated spatial relationship among the lesion, gray matter activation, and white matter fiber bundles.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute (NMHRI)
Publisher: American Association of Neurological Surgeons
ISSN: 0022-3085
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2019 14:12
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/91844

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