Al-Arfaj Hussain Khalid, Al-Sharydah Abdulaziz Mohammad, AlSuhaibani Sari Saleh, Alaqeel Soliman, Yousry Tarek
Medical Imaging Department, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam 31444, Saudi Arabia.
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34221, Saudi Arabia.
J Pers Med. 2023 Feb 19;13(2):370. doi: 10.3390/jpm13020370.
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is among the newest techniques of advanced neuroimaging that offer the opportunity for neuroradiologists, neurophysiologists, neuro-oncologists, and neurosurgeons to pre-operatively plan and manage different types of brain lesions. Furthermore, it plays a fundamental role in the personalized evaluation of patients with brain tumors or patients with an epileptic focus for preoperative planning. While the implementation of task-based fMRI has increased in recent years, the existing resources and evidence related to this technique are limited. We have, therefore, conducted a comprehensive review of the available resources to compile a detailed resource for physicians who specialize in managing patients with brain tumors and seizure disorders. This review contributes to the existing literature because it highlights the lack of studies on fMRI and its precise role and applicability in observing eloquent cerebral areas in surgical oncology and epilepsy patients, which we believe is underreported. Taking these considerations into account would help to better understand the role of this advanced neuroimaging technique and, ultimately, improve patient life expectancy and quality of life.
功能磁共振成像（fMRI）是最新的高级神经成像技术之一，为神经放射科医生、神经生理学家、神经肿瘤学家和神经外科医生提供了术前规划和处理不同类型脑病变的机会。此外，它在对脑肿瘤患者或有癫痫病灶的患者进行个性化评估以进行术前规划方面发挥着重要作用。虽然近年来基于任务的fMRI的应用有所增加，但与该技术相关的现有资源和证据有限。因此，我们对可用资源进行了全面综述，为专门治疗脑肿瘤和癫痫疾病患者的医生编制了一份详细的资源。这篇综述对现有文献有贡献，因为它强调了关于fMRI及其在观察手术肿瘤学和癫痫患者中明确的脑区方面的确切作用和适用性的研究不足，我们认为这方面的报道较少。考虑到这些因素将有助于更好地理解这种先进神经成像技术的作用，并最终提高患者的预期寿命和生活质量。
