Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Language Preoperative Planning.

ABSTRACT: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a well-known non-invasive technique for the study of brain function. One of its most common clinical applications is preoperative language mapping, essential for the preservation of function in neurosurgical patients. Typically, fMRI is used to track task-related activity, but poor task performance and movement artifacts can be critical limitations in clinical settings. Recent advances in resting-state protocols open new possibilities for pre-surgical mapping of language potentially overcoming these limitations. To test the feasibility of using resting-state fMRI instead of conventional active task-based protocols, we compared results from fifteen patients with brain lesions while performing a verb-to-noun generation task and while at rest. T

SUBMITTER: Branco P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4740781 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature