Preoperative language tract integrity is a limiting factor in recovery from aphasia after glioma surgery

G Prasse, HJ Meyer, C Scherlach… - NeuroImage …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aphasia can occur in a broad range of pathological conditions that affect cortical or
subcortical structures. Here we test the hypothesis that white matter integrity of language …

Role of the parietooccipital fissure and its implications in the pathophysiology of posterior medial temporal gliomas

I Shibahara, R Saito, M Kanamori, Y Sonoda… - Journal of …, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The parietooccipital fissure is an anatomical landmark that divides the temporal,
occipital, and parietal lobes. More than 40% of gliomas are located in these three lobes, and …

Radiomic white matter parameters of functional integrity of the corticospinal tract in high-grade glioma

T Wende, E Güresir, J Wach, M Vychopen… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Tractography has become a widely available tool for the planning of neurosurgical
operations as well as for neuroscientific research. The absence of patient interaction makes …

DTI fiber-tracking parameters adjacent to gliomas: the role of tract irregularity value in operative planning, resection, and outcome

D Armocida, A Bianconi, G Zancana, T Jiang… - Journal of Neuro …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose The goal of glioma surgery is maximal tumor resection associated with minimal
post-operative morbidity. Diffusion tensor imaging-tractography/fiber tracking (DTI-FT) is a …

Preserved White Matter Integrity and Recovery After Brain Tumor Surgery: A Prospective Pilot Study on the Frontal Aslant Tract

T Wende, A Hoffmann, C Scherlach, J Kasper… - Brain …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: Damage to white matter tracts can cause severe neurological deficits, which
are often hardly predictable before brain tumor surgery. To explore the possibility of …

[HTML][HTML] White matter integrity of the corticospinal tract for estimation of individual patient risk for postoperative neurological deterioration after glioma surgery

T Wende, A Hoffmann, MK Fehrenbach… - Journal of Integrative …, 2022 - imrpress.com
Background: Tractography has become a standard tool for planning neurosurgical
operations and has been proven to be useful for risk stratification. In various conditions …

Predicting brain tumour growth patterns using a novel MRI‐based tumour spread map: application to radiotherapy planning

P Abbasian, L Ryner, B McCurdy, S Kakumanu… - Medical … - Wiley Online Library
Background The treatment of glioblastomas (GBM) with radiation therapy is extremely
challenging due to their invasive nature and high recurrence rate within normal brain tissue …

The assessment of white matter integrity alteration pattern in patients with brain tumor utilizing diffusion tensor imaging: a systematic review

AA Manan, NA Yahya, NHM Taib, Z Idris, HA Manan - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Diffusion tensor imaging is a neuroimaging tool for non-invasively
visualizing the white matter tract of the brain. For more than 20 years, studies have been …

Usefulness and Limits of Tractography for Surgery in the Precentral Gyrus—A Case Report

T Wende, F Wilhelmy, J Kasper, G Prasse, C Franke… - Clinics and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The resection of tumors within the primary motor cortex is a constant challenge. Although
tractography may help in preoperative planning, it has limited application. While it can give …