Preoperative functional MRI localization of language areas in Chinese patients with brain tumors: Validation with intraoperative electrocortical mapping

Ten Chinese patients with brain tumors involving language regions were selected. Preoperative functional MRI was performed to locate Broca's or Wernicke's area, and the cortex that was essential for language function was determined by electrocortical mapping. A site-by-site comparison betw...

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Autores principales: Xia, Hechun, Huang, Wei, Wu, Liang, Ma, Hui, Wang, Xiaodong, Chen, Xuexin, Sun, Shengyu, Jia, Xiaoxiong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Techniques and Method: Neuroimaging and Neural Regeneration
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4308752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25657694
http://dx.doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2012.20.006
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Sumario:Ten Chinese patients with brain tumors involving language regions were selected. Preoperative functional MRI was performed to locate Broca's or Wernicke's area, and the cortex that was essential for language function was determined by electrocortical mapping. A site-by-site comparison between functional MRI and electrocortical mapping was performed with the aid of a neuronavigation device. Results showed that the sensitivity and specificity of preoperative functional MRI were 80.0% and 85.0% in Broca's area and 66.6% and 85.2% in Wernicke's area, respectively. These experimental findings indicate that functional MRI is an accurate, reliable technique with which to identify the location of Wernicke's area or Broca's area in patients with brain tumors.

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