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DTI and fMRI: Review of Complementary Techniques

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This chapter discusses how the combination of blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) can be used for presurgical mapping of brain lesions such as brain tumors. The need to map both eloquent cortex and eloquent white matter in a complementary manner will be stressed. Both the underlying physical principles and the clinical applications of BOLD fMRI and DTI will be explained in detail with inclusion of several clinical examples that illustrate how the integration of these techniques is practically utilized.

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  1. Neuroradiology Division, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Phipps Building, B-100, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA

    Jay J. Pillai MD (Director, Functional MRI)

  2. Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe Street, B-115, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA

    Domenico Zaca PhD (Postdoctoral Fellow)

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  2. Dept. of Radiology, Temple University Hospital, 3401 Broad Street, Philadelphia, 19140-5189, Pennsylvania, USA

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  3. , Radiology, University of Southern California School, Zonal Avenue 1975, Los Angeles, 90033, California, USA

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Pillai, J.J., Zaca, D. (2011). DTI and fMRI: Review of Complementary Techniques. In: Faro, S., Mohamed, F., Law, M., Ulmer, J. (eds) Functional Neuroradiology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0345-7_39

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