title: Functional MRI in clinical practice: a pictorial essay.
abstract: In clinical practice, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a valuable non-invasive tool particularly during preoperative work-up of brain tumour and epilepsy patients. In this pictorial essay, we review expected areas of eloquent cortical activation during the four major clinical paradigms, discuss pitfalls related to fMRI and look at clinical examples where fMRI was particularly valuable in preoperative planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Jolandi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Heerden
authors.forename: Patricia M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Desmond
authors.forename: Pramit M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Phal
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods
keywords: adult neuroimaging; applied imaging technology; magnectic resonance imaging; neuroradiology; radiography