Accuracy of diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging-based tractography for surgery of gliomas near the pyramidal tract: a significant correlation between …

S Ohue, S Kohno, A Inoue, D Yamashita, H Harada… - …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Diffusion tensor (DT) imaging-based fiber tracking is a noninvasive
magnetic resonance technique that can delineate the course of white matter fibers …

Intraoperative use of diffusion tensor imaging-based tractography for resection of gliomas located near the pyramidal tract: comparison with subcortical stimulation …

F Vassal, F Schneider, C Nuti - British journal of neurosurgery, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction. For gliomas, the goal of surgery is maximal tumour removal with the
preservation of neurological function. We evaluated the contribution of the combination of …

Clinical application of motor pathway mapping using diffusion tensor imaging tractography and intraoperative direct subcortical stimulation in cerebral glioma surgery …

FP Zhu, JS Wu, YY Song, CJ Yao, DX Zhuang… - …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Glioma surgery in eloquent areas remains a challenge because of the risk
of postoperative motor deficits. OBJECTIVE: To prospectively evaluate the efficiency of using …

Accuracy of diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging tractography assessed using intraoperative subcortical stimulation mapping and magnetic source imaging

JI Berman, MS Berger, S Chung, SS Nagarajan… - Journal of …, 2007 - thejns.org
Object Resecting brain tumors involves the risk of damaging the descending motor pathway.
Diffusion tensor (DT)–imaged fiber tracking is a noninvasive magnetic resonance (MR) …

Diffusion-tensor imaging—guided tracking of fibers of the pyramidal tract combined with intraoperative cortical stimulation mapping in patients with gliomas

JI Berman, MS Berger, P Mukherjee, RG Henry - Journal of neurosurgery, 2004 - thejns.org
Object. The goal of this study was to use diffusion-tensor (DT) magnetic resonance (MR)
imaging to track fibers combined with cortical stimulation mapping to delineate descending …

Quantifying accuracy and precision of diffusion MR tractography of the corticospinal tract in brain tumors

ML Mandelli, MS Berger, M Bucci, JI Berman… - Journal of …, 2014 - thejns.org
Object The aim of this paper was to validate the diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) model for
delineation of the corticospinal tract using cortical and subcortical white matter electrical …

Intraoperative use of diffusion tensor imaging fiber tractography and subcortical mapping for resection of gliomas: technical considerations

L Bello, A Castellano, E Fava, G Casaceli, M Riva… - Neurosurgical …, 2010 - thejns.org
Resection of lesions involving motor or language areas or pathways requires the
intraoperative identification of functional cortical and subcortical sites for effectively and safe …

The use of diffusion tensor images of the corticospinal tract in intrinsic brain tumor surgery: a comparison with direct subcortical stimulation

A Zolal, A Hejčl, P Vachata, R Bartoš, I Humhej… - …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is now widely used in neurosurgery to
preoperatively delineate the course of the pyramidal tract. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the …

Intraoperative tractography and motor evoked potential (MEP) monitoring in surgery for gliomas around the corticospinal tract

S Maesawa, M Fujii, N Nakahara, T Watanabe… - World neurosurgery, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Our goal is to indicate the importance of combining intraoperative
tractography with motor-evoked potential (MEP) monitoring for glioma surgery in motor …

Utility of diffusion tensor-imaged (DTI) motor fiber tracking for the resection of intracranial tumors near the corticospinal tract

N Buchmann, J Gempt, M Stoffel, A Foerschler… - Acta …, 2011 - Springer
Purpose Treatment of intracranial tumors near the corticospinal tract remains a surgical
challenge. Several technical tools to map and monitor the motor tract have been …