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The Impact of Diffusion Tensor Imaging Fiber Tracking of the Corticospinal Tract Based on Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Surgery of Motor-Eloquent Brain Lesions

Giovanni Raffa, Alfredo Conti, Antonino Scibilia, Salvatore Cardali, Felice Esposito, Filippo Flavio Angileri, Domenico La Torre, Carmela Sindorio, Rosaria Abbritti, Antonino Germanò,

Neurosurgery · 2017 · 66 citations · 66 references

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Abstract

nTMS-based mapping enables a tailored surgical approach for motor-eloquent lesions. It may improve the risk/benefit analysis, EOR and outcome, particularly when nTMS-based DTI-FT is performed.

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