ReStNeuMap: a tool for automatic extraction of resting-state functional MRI networks in neurosurgical practice
- PMID: 30485221
- DOI: 10.3171/2018.4.JNS18474
ReStNeuMap: a tool for automatic extraction of resting-state functional MRI networks in neurosurgical practice
Abstract
Objective: Resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) represents a promising and cost-effective alternative to task-based fMRI for presurgical mapping. However, the lack of clinically streamlined and reliable rs-fMRI analysis tools has prevented wide adoption of this technique. In this work, the authors introduce an rs-fMRI processing pipeline (ReStNeuMap) for automatic single-patient rs-fMRI network analysis.
Methods: The authors provide a description of the rs-fMRI network analysis steps implemented in ReStNeuMap and report their initial experience with this tool after performing presurgical mapping in 6 patients. They verified the spatial agreement between rs-fMRI networks derived by ReStNeuMap and localization of activation with intraoperative direct electrical stimulation (DES).
Results: The authors automatically extracted rs-fMRI networks including eloquent cortex in spatial proximity with the resected lesion in all patients. The distance between DES points and corresponding rs-fMRI networks was less than 1 cm in 78% of cases for motor, 100% of cases for visual, 87.5% of cases for language, and 100% of cases for speech articulation mapping.
Conclusions: The authors' initial experience with ReStNeuMap showed good spatial agreement between presurgical rs-fMRI predictions and DES findings during awake surgery. The availability of the rs-fMRI analysis tools for clinicians aiming to perform noninvasive mapping of brain functional networks may extend its application beyond surgical practice.
Keywords: DES = direct electrical stimulation; GOF = goodness of fit; ICA = independent component analysis; LGG = low-grade glioma; QC = quality control; ReStNeuMap = resting-state neurosurgical mapping; brain mapping; brain surgery; diagnostic technique; functional magnetic resonance imaging; presurgical planning; resting state; rs-fMRI = resting-state functional MRI.
Comment in
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Editorial. Resting-state fMRI for the masses.J Neurosurg. 2018 Oct 26;131(3):757-758. doi: 10.3171/2018.5.JNS181058. Print 2019 Sep 1. J Neurosurg. 2018. PMID: 30485226 No abstract available.
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Editorial. Mapping at rest: translating resting-state functional MRI to clinical practice.J Neurosurg. 2018 Oct 26;131(3):759-761. doi: 10.3171/2018.5.JNS181057. Print 2019 Sep 1. J Neurosurg. 2018. PMID: 30497193 No abstract available.
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