• S Larsen, R Kikinis, I-F Talos, D Weinstein, W Wells, and A Golby.
• Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
• Int J Med Robot. 2007 Sep 1; 3 (3): 262-70.

BackgroundMapping functional areas of the brain is important for planning tumour resections. With the increased use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) for presurgical planning, there is a need to validate that fMRI activation mapping is consistent with the mapping obtained during surgery using direct electrocortical stimulation (DECS).MethodsA quantitative comparison of DECS and fMRI mapping techniques was performed, using a patient-specific conductivity model to find the current distribution resulting from each stimulation site. The resulting DECS stimulation map was compared to the fMRI activation map, using the maximal Dice similarity coefficient (MDSC).ResultsOur results show some agreement between these two mapping techniques--the stimulation site with the largest MOSC was the only site that demonstrated intra-operative effect.ConclusionsThere is a substantial effort to improve the techniques used to map functional areas, particularly using fMRI. It seems likely that fMRI will eventually provide a valid non-invasive means for functional mapping.2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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