Resting State Functional Networks in Gliomas: Validation With Direct Electric Stimulation of a New Tool for Planning Brain Resections.
Manuela MorettoBeatrice Federica LucianiLuca ZigiottoFrancesca SaviolaStefano TambaloDonna Gift CabaloLuciano AnnicchiaricoMartina VenturiniJorge JovicichSilvio SarubboPublished in: Neurosurgery (2024)
Our findings show the remarkable consistency between key functional networks mapped noninvasively using presurgical rs-fMRI and invasive cortical mapping. This evidence highlights the utility of rs-fMRI for personalized presurgical planning, particularly in scenarios where awake surgery with DES is not feasible to protect eloquent areas during tumor resection. We have made the updated tool for automated functional network estimation publicly available, facilitating broader utilization of rs-fMRI mapping in various clinical contexts, including presurgical planning, functional reorganization over follow-up periods, and informing future treatments such as radiotherapy.