TY - JOUR
T1 - The evolving utility of diffusion tensor tractography in the surgical management of temporal lobe epilepsy
T2 - a review
AU - Sivakanthan, Sananthan
AU - Neal, Elliot
AU - Murtagh, Ryan
AU - Vale, Fernando L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Springer-Verlag Wien.
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - Background: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a relatively new imaging modality that has found many peri-operative applications in neurosurgery. Methods: A comprehensive survey of the applications of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in planning for temporal lobe epilepsy surgery was conducted. The presentation of this literature is supplemented by a case illustration. Results: The authors have found that DTI is well utilized in epilepsy surgery, primarily in the tractography of Meyer’s loop. DTI has also been used to demonstrate extratemporal connections that may be responsible for surgical failure as well as perioperative planning. The tractographic anatomy of the temporal lobe is discussed and presented with original DTI pictures. Conclusions: The uses of DTI in epilepsy surgery are varied and rapidly evolving. A discussion of the technology, its limitations, and its applications is well warranted and presented in this article.
AB - Background: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a relatively new imaging modality that has found many peri-operative applications in neurosurgery. Methods: A comprehensive survey of the applications of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in planning for temporal lobe epilepsy surgery was conducted. The presentation of this literature is supplemented by a case illustration. Results: The authors have found that DTI is well utilized in epilepsy surgery, primarily in the tractography of Meyer’s loop. DTI has also been used to demonstrate extratemporal connections that may be responsible for surgical failure as well as perioperative planning. The tractographic anatomy of the temporal lobe is discussed and presented with original DTI pictures. Conclusions: The uses of DTI in epilepsy surgery are varied and rapidly evolving. A discussion of the technology, its limitations, and its applications is well warranted and presented in this article.
KW - Diffusion tensor imaging
KW - Perioperative planning
KW - Temporal lobe epilepsy
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U2 - 10.1007/s00701-016-2910-5
DO - 10.1007/s00701-016-2910-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 27566714
AN - SCOPUS:84983748472
SN - 0001-6268
VL - 158
SP - 2185
EP - 2193
JO - Acta Neurochirurgica
JF - Acta Neurochirurgica
IS - 11
ER -