Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mapping of the Motor Cortex in Patients with Cerebral Tumors

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Authors

Wade M. Mueller · Medical College of Wisconsin

F. Zerrin Yetkin · Medical College of Wisconsin

Thomas A. Hammeke · Medical College of Wisconsin

George L. Morris · Medical College of Wisconsin

Sara J. Swanson · Medical College of Wisconsin

Kenneth W. Reichert · Medical College of Wisconsin

Robert W. Cox

Abstract

FMRI of tactile, motor, and language tasks is feasible in patients with cerebral tumors. FMRI shows promise as a means of determining the risk of a postoperative motor deficit from surgical resection of frontal or parietal tumors.

Topics & Keywords

Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

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Publication Details

Published in: Neurosurgery

Volume 39, Issue 3, pp. 494-508

DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199609000-00015

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