An integrated functional magnetic resonance imaging procedure for preoperative mapping of cortical areas associated with tactile, motor, language, and visual …
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate an integrated battery of preoperative functional magnetic
resonance imaging (fMRI) tasks developed to identify cortical areas associated with tactile,
motor, language, and visual functions. METHODS: Sensitivity of each task was determined
by the probability that a targeted region was activated for both healthy volunteers (n= 63)
and surgical patients with lesions in these critical areas (n= 125). Accuracy of each task was
determined by the correspondence between the fMRI maps and intraoperative …
resonance imaging (fMRI) tasks developed to identify cortical areas associated with tactile,
motor, language, and visual functions. METHODS: Sensitivity of each task was determined
by the probability that a targeted region was activated for both healthy volunteers (n= 63)
and surgical patients with lesions in these critical areas (n= 125). Accuracy of each task was
determined by the correspondence between the fMRI maps and intraoperative …