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Decreased BOLD Functional MR Activation of the Motor and Sensory Cortices Adjacent to a Glioblastoma Multiforme: Implications for Image-Guided Neurosurgery

Andrei I. Holodny^,a, Michael Schulder^a, Wen Ching Liu^a, Joseph A. Maldjian^a and Andrew J. Kalnin^a

^a From the Departments of Radiology (A.I.H., W.C.L., A.J.K.) and Neurosurgery (M.S.), UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark; and the Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (J.A.M.).

View larger version (148K): [in a new window]   FIG 1. Axial T1-weighted images with coregistered functional MR images obtained during a bilateral motor paradigm show a larger volume of activation on the normal side than on the side with the tumor (arrows). This effect is seen for different correlation coefficients (r). The red areas indicate significant activation for r = .48, P < .01. The yellow areas indicate significant activation for r = .60, P < .01. Notwithstanding the difference in the volume of activation, one is still able to identify the motor cortex on the side with the tumor. The motor cortex on the right is displaced anteriorly and superiorly by the tumor mass. The accessory motor area is seen at the midline in the superiormost image (bottom right)

View larger version (157K): [in a new window]   FIG 2. Axial T1-weighted images with coregistered functional MR images obtained during right-hand (top row, left sensory cortex) and left-hand (bottom row, right sensory cortex) sensory paradigms. The right-hand sensory paradigm shows robust activation in the left postcentral gyrus at different correlation coefficients (r). The red areas indicate activation for r = .48, P < .01. The yellow areas indicate activation for r = .60, P < .01. The left-hand sensory paradigm fails to show activation in the right postcentral gyrus (located just anterior to the tumor mass), even with P < .10