Craniofacial Trauma
Deborah R. Shatzkes, MD, Editor Anyone who works anywhere near an emergency department will inevitably encounter craniofacial trauma, whether from the perspective of a clinician or an imager. Findings of…
The Economics of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
It is difficult to justify maintaining a clinical functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) program based solely on revenue generation. The use of fMRI is, therefore, based mostly in patient care…
Memory Assessment in the Clinical Context Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The use of functional magnetic resonance imaging to map language and sensorimotor regions in the brain is rapidly becoming a clinical standard in neurosurgical centers. Despite a wealth of cognitive…
Special Considerations/Technical Limitations of Blood-Oxygen-Level-Dependent Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
In this review, limitations affecting the results of presurgical mapping with blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) are discussed. There is a great need to standardize fMRI acquisition and…
Applications of Blood-Oxygen-Level-Dependent Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Epilepsy
The lifetime prevalence of epilepsy ranges from 2.7 to 12.4 per 1000 in Western countries. Around 30% of patients with epilepsy remain refractory to antiepileptic drugs and continue to have…
Pretherapeutic Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children
In this article, some specificities of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in children (eg, blood-oxygen-level-dependent response and brain maturation, paradigm design, technical issues, feasibility, data analysis) are reviewed, the main…
Technical Considerations for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis
Clinical application of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) based on blood oxygenation level–dependent (BOLD) effect has increased over the past decade because of its ability to map regional blood flow…
Resting-State Blood Oxygen Level–Dependent Functional MR Imaging for Presurgical Planning
Resting-state functional MR imaging (rsfMR imaging) measures spontaneous fluctuations in the blood oxygen level–dependent (BOLD) signal and can be used to elucidate the brain’s functional organization. It is used to…
Diffusion Tensor Imaging for Brain Malformations
In this article, the basics of diffusion-weighted imaging/diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) are discussed, including a short historical perspective on the fiber dissection technique, followed by a review of selected brain…
Blood Oxygen Level Dependent Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Presurgical Planning
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has become a common tool for presurgical sensorimotor mapping, and is a significant preoperative asset for tumors located adjacent to the central sulcus. fMRI has…
