Evaluation of diffusion-tensor imaging-based global search and tractography for tumor surgery close to the language system.

Pre-operative planning and intra-operative guidance in neurosurgery require detailed information about the location of functional areas and their anatomo-functional connectivity. In particular, regarding the language system, post-operative deficits such as aphasia can be avoided. By combining functi...

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Main Authors: Mirco Richter, Amir Zolal, Oliver Ganslandt, Michael Buchfelder, Christopher Nimsky, Dorit Merhof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3538752?pdf=render