title: Resting-state functional MRI in an intraoperative MRI setting: proof of feasibility and correlation to clinical outcome of patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE The authors' aim in this paper is to prove the feasibility of resting-state (RS) functional MRI (fMRI) in an intraoperative setting (iRS-fMRI) and to correlate findings with the clinical condition of patients pre- and postoperatively. METHODS Twelve patients underwent intraoperative MRI-guided resection of lesions in or directly adjacent to the central region and/or pyramidal tract. Intraoperative RS (iRS)-fMRI was performed pre- and intraoperatively and was correlated with patients' postoperative clinical condition, as well as with intraoperative monitoring results. Independent component analysis (ICA) was used to postprocess the RS-fMRI data concerning the sensorimotor networks, and the mean z-scores were statistically analyzed. RESULTS iRS-fMRI in anesthetized patients proved to be feasible and analysis revealed no significant differences in preoperative z-scores between the sensorimotor areas ipsi- and contralateral to the tumor. A significant decrease in z-score (p < 0.01) was seen in patients with new neurological deficits postoperatively. The intraoperative z-score in the hemisphere ipsilateral to the tumor had a significant negative correlation with the degree of paresis immediately after the operation (r = -0.67, p < 0.001) and on the day of discharge from the hospital (r = -0.65, p < 0.001). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis demonstrated moderate prognostic value of the intraoperative z-score (area under the curve 0.84) for the paresis score at patient discharge. CONCLUSIONS The use of iRS-fMRI with ICA-based postprocessing and functional activity mapping is feasible and the results may correlate with clinical parameters, demonstrating a significant negative correlation between the intensity of the iRS-fMRI signal and the postoperative neurological changes.
authors.affiliation: Departments of 1 Neurosurgery.
authors.forename: Constantin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roder
authors.affiliation: Neuroradiology, and.|Department of Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, University of Tübingen, and Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany; and.
authors.forename: Edyta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Charyasz-Leks
authors.affiliation: Departments of 1 Neurosurgery.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Breitkopf
authors.affiliation: Anaesthesiology, Eberhard Karls University;
authors.forename: Karlheinz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Decker
authors.affiliation: Neuroradiology, and.
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ernemann
authors.affiliation: Neuroradiology, and.
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Klose
authors.affiliation: Departments of 1 Neurosurgery.
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tatagiba
authors.affiliation: Neuroradiology, and.|Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Sotirios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bisdas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: ICA = independent component analysis; IOM = intraoperative monitoring; MEP = motor evoked potential; ROC = receiver operating characteristic; RS = resting state; RSN = RS network; SMA = supplementary motor area; SMN = sensorimotor network; SSEP = somatosensory evoked potential; fMRI = functional MRI; iMRI = intraoperative MRI; iRS-fMRI = intraoperative resting-state fMRI; intraoperative MRI; intraoperative monitoring; neurosurgery; oncology; resting-state functional MRI