Integration of resting state functional MRI into clinical practice - A large single institution experience.

ABSTRACT: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is an important tool for pre-surgical evaluation of eloquent cortex. Classic task-based paradigms require patient participation and individual imaging sequence acquisitions for each functional domain that is being assessed. Resting state fMRI (rs-fMRI), however, enables functional localization without patient participation and can evaluate numerous functional domains with a single imaging session. To date, post-processing of this resting state data has been resource intensive, which limits its widespread application for routine clinical use. Through a novel automated algorithm and advanced imaging IT structure, we report the clinical application and the large-scale integration of rs-fMRI into routine neurosurgical practice. One hundred and ninet

SUBMITTER: Leuthardt EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6014724 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature