fMRI has proved to be a reliable, safe, reproducible method with which to presurgically define eloquent areas. This technique gives us the opportunity to know in advance the actual situation of a lesion so that the surgeonsmay plan their approach strategy. This technique also allows the establishment of a presurgical evaluation of risk and enables the patient to be fully aware at the moment of informed consent. Despite the increase in its clinical applications, fMRI is still underused in the clinical field and should be performed almost routinely before surgery.
Cevolani D., Agati R., Leonardi M. (2006). Use of fMRI Activation Paradigms: A Presurgical Tool for Mapping Brain Function. NEW YORK : Springer-Verlag [10.1007/3-540-31776-7_19].
Use of fMRI Activation Paradigms: A Presurgical Tool for Mapping Brain Function
LEONARDI, MARCO;CEVOLANI, DANIELA
2006
Abstract
fMRI has proved to be a reliable, safe, reproducible method with which to presurgically define eloquent areas. This technique gives us the opportunity to know in advance the actual situation of a lesion so that the surgeonsmay plan their approach strategy. This technique also allows the establishment of a presurgical evaluation of risk and enables the patient to be fully aware at the moment of informed consent. Despite the increase in its clinical applications, fMRI is still underused in the clinical field and should be performed almost routinely before surgery.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.