The role of diffusion tensor imaging and tractography in the surgical management of brainstem gliomas

X Xiao, L Kong, C Pan, P Zhang, X Chen, T Sun… - Neurosurgical …, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and diffusion tensor tractography (DTT) have the
ability to noninvasively visualize changes in white matter tracts, as well as their relationships …

[HTML][HTML] The utilization of diffusion tensor imaging as an image-guided tool in brain tumor resection surgery: a systematic review

AA Manan, N Yahya, Z Idris, HA Manan - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is an image-guided tool, especially in brain
tumor resection surgery. Neuroimaging tools are essential for operative planning …

[HTML][HTML] Current applications of diffusion tensor imaging and tractography in intracranial tumor resection

JD Costabile, E Alaswad, S D'Souza… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In the treatment of brain tumors, surgical intervention remains a common and effective
therapeutic option. Recent advances in neuroimaging have provided neurosurgeons with …

Evaluation of diffusion tensor imaging–based tractography of the corticospinal tract: a correlative study with intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging and direct …

SA Javadi, A Nabavi, M Giordano, E Faghihzadeh… - …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The accuracy of intraoperative diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)–based
tractography of the corticospinal tract (CST) is crucial for its use in neurosurgical planning …

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 …

A simplified method of accurate postprocessing of diffusion tensor imaging for use in brain tumor resection

PA Bonney, AK Conner, LB Boettcher… - Operative …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Use of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in brain tumor resection has been
limited in part by a perceived difficulty in implementing the techniques into neurosurgical …

Role of diffusion tensor imaging in neuronavigation surgery of brain tumors involving pyramidal tracts

JS Wu, LF Zhou, XN Hong, Y Mao… - Zhonghua wai ke za zhi …, 2003 - europepmc.org
Objective To explore the role of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in neuronavigation surgery of
brain tumors involving pyramidal tracts. Methods Forty-nine patients with brain tumors …

The DTI challenge: toward standardized evaluation of diffusion tensor imaging tractography for neurosurgery

S Pujol, W Wells, C Pierpaoli, C Brun… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) tractography
reconstruction of white matter pathways can help guide brain tumor resection. However, DTI …

Role of diffusion tensor imaging in brain tumor surgery

A Dubey, R Kataria, V Sinha - Asian journal of neurosurgery, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
Object: The objective is to evaluate the role of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in intra-axial
brain tumor cases (gliomas and metastasis). To preoperatively assess the integrity and …

Use of diffusion tensor imaging in glioma resection

KG Abdullah, D Lubelski, PGP Nucifora, S Brem - Neurosurgical focus, 2013 - thejns.org
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is increasingly used in the resection of both high-and low-
grade gliomas. Whereas conventional MRI techniques provide only anatomical information …