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Clinical Neuroradiology
Published in: Clinical Neuroradiology 1/2017

01-03-2017 | Original Article

Essential Subcortical Tracts in Language and Reading. 3D-Tractography for Clinical Practice and Anatomic Correlation with Intraoperative Subcortical Electrostimulation

Authors: M. M. Jiménez-Peña, S. Gil-Robles, R. Cano-Alonso, M. Recio-Rodríguez, J. Carrascoso-Arranz, C. Ruiz-Ocaña, V. Martínez-Vega

Published in: Clinical Neuroradiology | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and tractography provide the neurosurgeon with a valid 3D view of the white matter tracts of the brain for the presurgical planning of the treatment of lesions close to eloquent areas, this being one of the principal clinical applications of this technique. In this article, we describe through practical cases the anatomic relationships of white matter tracts that are essential for language and reading, based on DTI studies and the excellent anatomic correlation with the intraoperative subcortical map.
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Metadata
Title
Essential Subcortical Tracts in Language and Reading. 3D-Tractography for Clinical Practice and Anatomic Correlation with Intraoperative Subcortical Electrostimulation
Authors
M. M. Jiménez-Peña
S. Gil-Robles
R. Cano-Alonso
M. Recio-Rodríguez
J. Carrascoso-Arranz
C. Ruiz-Ocaña
V. Martínez-Vega
Publication date
01-03-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Clinical Neuroradiology / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1869-1439
Electronic ISSN: 1869-1447
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-015-0429-4

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