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ArticleBrain sciences2021

Predicting the Extent of Resection of Motor-Eloquent Gliomas Based on TMS-Guided Fiber Tracking.

Francesco Belotti, Mehmet Salih Tuncer, Tizian Rosenstock, Meltem Ivren, Peter Vajkoczy, Thomas Picht

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Article in Brain sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Francesco BelottiNeurochirurgische Klinik und Hochschulambulanz Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4293-9668
Mehmet Salih TuncerNeurochirurgische Klinik und Hochschulambulanz Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8364-3092
Tizian RosenstockNeurochirurgische Klinik und Hochschulambulanz Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Meltem IvrenNeurochirurgische Klinik und Hochschulambulanz Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Peter VajkoczyNeurochirurgische Klinik und Hochschulambulanz Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Thomas PichtNeurochirurgische Klinik und Hochschulambulanz Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia · ITBerlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DECluster of Excellence "Matters of Activity. Image Space Material" · DE

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italian society of neurosurgery Premio Melitta Grasso Tomasello
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSurgical planning with nTMS-based tractography is proven to increase safety during surgery. A preoperative risk stratification model has been published based on the M1 infiltration, RMT ratio, and tumor to corticospinal tract distance (TTD). The correlation of TTD with corticospinal tract to resection cavity distance (TRD) and outcome is needed to further evaluate the validity of the model. AIM OF THE STUDY: To use the postop MRI-derived resection cavity to measure how closely the resection cavity approximated the preoperatively calculated corticospinal tract (CST) and how this correlates with the risk model and the outcome.

methodsWe included 183 patients who underwent nTMS-based DTI and surgical resection for presumed motor-eloquent gliomas. TTD, TRD, and motor outcome were recorded and tested for correlations. The intraoperative monitoring documentation was available for a subgroup of 48 patients, whose responses were correlated to TTD and TRD.

resultsAs expected, TTD and TRD showed a good correlation (Spearman's ρ = 0.67,

conclusionsThe TTD approximates the TRD well, confirming the best predictive parameter and giving strength to the nTMS-based risk stratification model. Our analysis of TRD supports the use of the nTMS-based TTD measurement to estimate the resection preoperatively, also confirming the 8 mm cutoff. Nevertheless, the TRD proved to have a slightly stronger correlation with the outcome as the surgeon's experience, anatomofunctional knowledge, and MEP observations influence the expected EOR.

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